There Is No Need To Be Dismayed

One Cannot Use With Impunity The Different Categories Of Beings-animals, Plants, The Natural Elements-simply As One Wishes, According To Economic Needs. One Must Take Into Account The Nature Of Each Being And Its Mutual Connection In An Ordered System, Which Is The Cosmos.

The 25th Anniversary Of The Decision ... Is A Call To People Of Good Will To Reflect. Now Is The Time For Recommitment To The Building Of A Culture Of Absolute Respect For Life.

Once Again, Through Myself, The Church, In The Words Of The Well-known Declaration Nostra Aetate, 'deplores The Hatred, Persecutions And Displays Of Anti-semitism Directed Against The Jews At Any Time And By Anyone.' I Repeat, 'by Anyone.'

The Internet Causes Billions Of Images To Appear On Millions Of Computer Monitors Around The Planet. From This Galaxy Of Sight And Sound Will The Face Of Christ Emerge And The Voice Of Christ Be Heard? For It Is Only When His Face Is Seen And His Voice Heard That The World Will Know The Glad Tidings Of Our Redemption. This Is The Purpose Of Evangelization. And This Is What Will Make The Internet A Genuinely Human Space, For If There Is No Room For Christ, There Is No Room For Man.

How Can Such Episodes Of Such Savage Cruelty Happen? The Heart Of Man Is An Abyss Out Of Which Sometimes Emerge Plots Of Unspeakable Ferocity Capable Of Overturning In An Instant The Tranquil And Productive Life Of A People.