quotes 2008

for December 28

Happy are those who hunger and thirst for what is right; they shall be satisfied.

Matthew 5

for December 21

The Church invites all Christians to take up a double task of inspiring and of innovating, in order to make structures evolve, so as to adapt them to the real needs of today. (50)

World Synod of Catholic Bishops, 1971

for December 14

Every perspective on economic life that is human, moral, and Christian must be shaped by three questions: What does the economy do for people? What does it do to people? And how do people participate in it?

Economic Justice for All (1) Pope John Paul II

for December 7

The Church has the right, indeed the duty, to proclaim justice on the social, national and international level, and to denounce instances of injustice, when the fundamental rights of men and women and their very salvation demand it. (8)

Justice and Peace in a New Caribbean: The Roman Catholic Bishops of the Antilles

for November 30

We do not buy bread to remain on the shelf but to feed ourselves and others. Jesus gave himself to us under the appearance of bread to teach us that we too are for others. Eucharist is mission.

Fr Michel de Verteuil, CSSp, Catholic News, March 16, 1997.

for November 23

The radical transformation of the world in the Paschal Mystery of the Lord gives full meaning to the efforts of people, and in particular of the young, to lessen injustice, violence and hatred and to advance all together in justice, freedom, kinship and love. (76)

World Synod of Catholic Bishops, 1971

for November 16

Christ demands an openness that is more than benign attention, more than token actions or half-hearted efforts that leave the poor as destitute as before or even more. . . Riches and freedom create a special obligation.”

Pope John Paul II: Apostolic Letter On the Coming of the Third Millennium Address at Yankee Stadium, New York, 1979.

for November 9

Peace is the fruit of the right ordering of things with which the divine founder has invested human society and which must be brought about by humanity in its thirst for an ever more perfect reign of justice. (78)

Gaudium et Spes: The Church in the Modern World, Vatican Council II

for November 2

Excessive economic and social disparity between individuals and people of the one human race is a source of scandal and militates against social justice, equity, human dignity, as well as social and international peace. (29)

Gaudium et Spes: The Church in the Modern World, Vatican Council II

for October 26

Christians’ specific contribution to justice is the day-to-day life of individual believers acting like the leaven of the Gospel in their family, their school, their work and their social and civic life.

(49) World Synod of Catholic Bishops, 1971

for October 19

“If the Church is involved in defending or promoting human dignity, she does so in accordance with her mission. She has learned that an indispensable part of her evangelising mission is made up of works on behalf of justice and human promotion.”

Puebla, Mexico, 1979. Apostolic Letter On the Coming of the Third Millennium, Pope John Paul II

for October 12

“I will not tire of declaring that if we really want an effective end to the violence, we must remove the violence that lies at the root of all violence: structural violence, social injustice, the exclusion of citizens from the management of the country, representation.” – Archbishop Romero of El Salvador. ”

Justice and Peace in a New Caribbean: The Roman Catholic Bishops of the Antilles

for September 28

“It is contrary to human dignity to cause animals to suffer or die needlessly. It is likewise unworthy to spend money on them that should as a priority go to the relief of human misery. One can love animals; one should not direct to them the affection due only to persons.”

Catechism of the Catholic Church (2418)

for September 21

“It must be said that a commitment to justice and peace, in a world like ours, marked by so many conflicts and intolerable social and economic injustices, is a necessary condition for the preparation and celebration of the jubilee.”

Apostolic Letter On the Coming of the Third Millennium, Pope John Paul II

for September 14

“God destined the earth and all it contains for all people and nations so that all created things would be shared fairly by all humankind under the guidance of justice tempered by charity.”

(6) (69) Gaudium et Spes: The Church in the Modern World: Vatican Council II

for September 7

“It is worthless to offer prayers and sacrifices to God unless, at the same time, one defends the rights of the widow, the orphan, the stranger, the labourer – all those whom today we would call the under-privileged.”

(6) Justice and Peace in a New Caribbean: The Roman Catholic Bishops of the Antilles

for August 31

“I have always opposed the death penalty, although both my husband and mother-in-law were murdered… Forgiving violence does not mean condoning violence…. For too long we have treated violence with violence and that’s why it never seems to end.”

(26) Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jnr

for August 24

All human beings ought to have ready access to all that is necessary for living a genuinely human life: for example, food, clothing, housing, the right freely to choose their state of life and set up a family, the right to education, work, to their good name, to respect, to proper knowledge, the right to act according to the dictates of conscience and to safeguard their privacy, and rightful freedom, including freedom of religion.

(26) Gaudium et Spes: The Church in the Modern World: Vatican Council II

for August 17

It is up to the Christian communities to analyse with objectivity the situation proper to their own country, to shed on it the light of the Gospel’s unalterable words and to draw principles of reflection, norms of judgement and directives for action from the social teaching of the Church.

(4) A Call to Action, Pope Paul V1, 1971

for August 10

“May people look to us, not just for charitable handouts, but for support in their legitimate struggle against all forms of injustice and oppression.”

(17) Justice and Peace in a New Caribbean, The Roman Catholic Bishops of the Antilles

for August 3

“The equal application of the law, community policing, rehabilitation programmes in prisons, the abolition of the death penalty, police reform, the decommissioning of the military are all proposals designed to reduce state violence as a contributing factor to a generalised culture of violence.”

(32) Pastoral Letter on Crime and Violence: Antilles Episcopal Conference

for July 27

“The Church is ready to collaborate and offer her support to all persons whose main concern is to establish a society that respects the most elementary rights of man and to build a society for man.”

Pope Benedict XVI (2008)- No Peace Without Justice.

for July 20

“Without justice, without struggling against all forms of corruption, without respect for the rule of law, it is impossible to build true peace.” Without these conditions, “it will be hard for citizens to trust their leaders; moreover, without respect for the liberty of every individual, there can be no peace.”

No Peace Without Justice, Pope Benedict XVI (2008)

for July 13

“I make an appeal today for an ever more prophetic courage, reminding that peace and justice advance together and that all this must be made concrete through respect for legality in all realms.”

No Peace Without Justice, Pope Tells African Envoy – Pope Benedict XVI (2008)

for July 6

“The establishment of peace …, can only come with justice and respect for human rights.”

No Peace Without Justice, Pope Tells African Envoy,

Pope Benedict XVI (2008)

for June 29

(36) World Synod of Bishops, 1971
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for June 22

People living in poverty do not belong on the sidelines, in a marginalised position. Everything must be done to prevent this. They must be placed at the very centre of our concerns, at the centre of the human family. It is there the poor can play a unique role within the community.

World hunger a challenge for all: development in solidarity.

Pope John Paul II

for June 15

“Every group must take into account the needs and legitimate aspirations of every other group, and even those of the human family as a whole.”

(26) Gaudium et Spes: The Church in the Modern World, Vatican Council II

for June 8

It is our duty ‘to defend and promote the dignity and fundamental rights of the human person.’

(9) Justice and Peace in a new Caribbean: The Roman Catholic Bishops of the Antilles.

for June 1

Our society should not flinch from contemplating the suffering that violent crime brings. Recognition of this suffering should not lead to demands for vengeance.

Statement on Capital punishment, US Bishops, 1980

for May 25

When I give bread to the hungry, they call me a saint: but when I ask why the hungry have no bread, they call me a communist.

Bishop Helder Camara

for May 18

Unemployment almost always wounds its victim’s dignity and threatens the equilibrium of his life. Besides the harm done to him personally, it entails many risks for his family

Catechism of the Catholic Church #243

for May 11

Whatever, the progress in technology and economic life, there can be neither justice nor peace in the world, so long as people fail to realise how great is their dignity; for they have been created by God and are His children.

Mother and Teacher, Pope John XXIII

for May 4

May our Church become known as a fearless defender of human rights and justice whatever this may cost in material or political terms.’

(17) Justice and Peace in a New Caribbean: The Roman Catholic Bishops of the Antilles

for April 27

“A theory that makes profit the exclusive norm and ultimate end of economic activity is morally unacceptable. The disordered desire for money cannot but produce perverse effects. It is one of the causes of the many conflicts which disturb the social order.

(2424) Catechism of the Catholic Church

for April 20

We should not limit ourselves to deploring the negative effects of the present situation of crisis and injustice. What we are really required to do is destroy the roots that cause these effects.

Pope John Paul 11, World Day of Peace Message, 1995

for April 13

Faith needs to prove its fruitfulness by penetrating the believer’s entire life, including its worldly dimensions, and by activating him (her) toward justice and love, especially regarding the needy.

(21) Gaudium et Spes: The Church in the Modern World: Vatican Council II

for April 6

Much more than relief work is now required…Efforts must be renewed to get to the real root of problems, and work for a change in the unjust social and economic structures that are the cause of so many modern ills.

(15) Justice and Peace in a New Caribbean, The Roman Catholic Bishops of the Antilles

for March 30

Care of Creation

“Man’s (women’s) dominion over inanimate and other living beings granted by the Creator is not absolute; it is limited by concern for the quality of life of one’s neighbour, including generations to come; it requires a religious respect for the integrity of creation”

(2416) Catechism of the Catholic Church

for March 23

“Love for others, and in the first place love for the poor, in whom the Church sees Christ himself, is made concrete in the promotion of justice.”

On the 100th anniversary of Rerum Novarum, Centesimus Annus 1991, Pope John Paul II

for March 16

Our salvation in Jesus always has a social dimension. The community of believers is an important leaven in society, bringing peace and justice to a world wounded by sin and slavery.

(35) Pastoral Letter on Crime and Violence, Antilles Episcopal Conference

for March 9

The notion that the death of the wrongdoer will achieve justice is mistaken. It is only through reconciliation that the violation of the dignity of the victim is capable of being restored.

Bishop Emeritus of Bridgetown, Anthony Dickson, Reconciliation vs Death Penalty

for March 2

“Those who commit crimes do not give up their human dignity, and those who administer justice must not deny this God-given dignity”

Catholic Bishops of New YorkState, 1982

for February 24

We believe that life is so precious that the state should not take the life of any person, even one who has taken another life. We believe a determined, though compassionate, response to crime that foregoes the violence of the death penalty is more consistent with respect for all human life. It will better protect the rights of all persons.

Joseph Cardinal Bernadin, Testimony before the US Senate Judiciary Committee, September 1989

for February 17

Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jnr

for February 10

“Those who commit crimes do not give up their human dignity, and those who administer justice must not deny this God-given dignity”

Catholic Bishops of New YorkState, 1982

for February 3

We cannot teach that killing is wrong by killing…. The cycle of violence diminishes all of us – especially children.

Confronting a Culture of Violence, US. Catholic Bishops, 1994

for January 27

The social order requires constant improvement. It must be founded on truth, built on justice and animated by love; in freedom it should grow every day toward a more humane balance. An improvement in attitudes and abundant changes in society will have to take place if these objectives are to be gained.

(26) Gaudium et Spes: The Church in the Modern World: Vatican Council II

for January 20

The Church invites all Christians to take up a double task of inspiring and of innovating, in order to make structures evolve, so as to adapt them to the real needs of today.

(50) The Development of Peoples, Pope Paul VI, 1967

for January 13

‘If we want to find a genuine solution to the present problem of crime and violence, we need to look first at the causes of violent behaviour.’ (14)

Pastoral Letter on Crime and Violence: Antilles Episcopal Conference

for January 6

Unless the Christian message of love and justice shows its effectiveness through action in the cause of justice in the world, it will only with difficulty gain credibility with the people of our times.

(35) World Synod of Bishops, 1971