The Transmission Of Human Life Is A

Two Conditions Render Difficult This Historic Situation Of Mankind: It Is Full Of Tremendously Deadly Armament, And It Has Not Progressed Morally As Much As It Has Scientifically And Technically.

Technological Society Has Succeeded In Multiplying The Opportunities For Pleasure, But It Has Great Difficulty In Generating Joy.

If The World Is Made To Furnish Each Individual With The Means Of Livelihood And The Instruments For His Growth And Progress, Each Man Has Therefore The Right To Find In The World What Is Necessary For Himself. The Recent Council Reminded Us Of This: "god Intended The Earth And All That It Contains For The Use Of Every Human Being And People. Thus, As All Men Follow Justice And Unite In Charity, Created Goods Should Abound For Them On A Reasonable Basis."

We Consider Christmas As The Encounter, The Great Encounter, The Historical Encounter, The Decisive Encounter, Between God And Mankind. He Who Has Faith Knows This Truly; Let Him Rejoice.

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.