Failing To Be There When A Man

The International Trading System Was Devised By The Rich To Suit Their Needs; It Ignores Those Of The Poor.

Man's Genius Has With God's Help Produced Marvelous Technical Inventions From Creation, Especially In Our Times. The Church, Our Mother, Is Particularly Interested In Those Which Directly Touch Man's Spirit And Which Have Opened Up New Avenues Of Easy Communication Of All Kinds Of News, Of Ideas And Orientations.

Never Reach Out Your Hand Unless You're Willing To Extend An Arm.

The Freedom Or Immunity From Coercion In Matters Religious, Which Is The Endowment Of Persons As Individuals, Is Also To Be Recognized As Their Right When They Act In Community. Religious Communities Are A Requirement Of The Social Nature Both Of Man And Of Religion Itself.

The Catholic Church Holds That It Is Not Admissible To Ordain Women To The Priesthood, For Very Fundamental Reasons. These Reasons Include: The Example Recorded In The Sacred Scriptures Of Christ Choosing His Apostles Only From Among Men; The Constant Practice Of The Church, Which Has Imitated Christ In Choosing Only Men; And Her Living Teaching Authority Which Has Consistently Held That The Exclusion Of Women From The Priesthood Is In Accordance With God's Plan For His Church.