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.

Man, especially in our time, has without hesitation devastated wooded plains and valleys, polluted waters, disfigured the earth's habitat, made the air unbreathable, disturbed the hydro-geological and atmospheric systems, turned luxuriant areas into deserts and undertaken forms of unrestrained industrialization, degrading that 'flower bed'-which is the earth, our dwelling place.

Christ called as his Apostles only men. He did this in a totally free and sovereign way.

It can therefore be said that, from the viewpoint of the doctrine of the faith, there are no difficulites in explaining the origin of man, in regard to the body, by means of the theory of evolution.

A man shows himself a true disciple of Christ by carrying the cross in his turn every day in the activity that he is called to perform.

The greatness of work is inside man.

In Christ and through Christ man has acquired full awareness of his dignity.

Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.

Man matures through work which inspires him to difficult good.