Catholic Church Quotes
The common good embraces the sum total of all those conditions of social life which enable individuals, families, and organizations to achieve complete and effective fulfillment.
Catholic Church, Second Vatican Council, The Church in the Modern World, 1963
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This quotation is cited by many to show that the Republican Party of the 1940’s and 1950’s was in many ways like the Democratic Party at the beginning of the 21st Century. This statement could easily be made by Bill Clinton with his “bridge to the 21st century” or any national Democratic leader in the 21st century while there are few Republicans who would dare make such a statement 50 years later. To other scholars, this quotation illustrates how far to the right the entire society has moved in the last 65 years of the 20th century. In 1948 this statement was made by the Republican presidential candidate and he was beaten badly by FDR whose programs were far to the left of his. By 2000, this statement would be made by the left or centrist members of the Democratic party while republicans who get roughly half the votes are far to the right.
Peace on Earth
The Catholic Church, often referred to as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with approximately 1.3 billion baptised Catholics worldwide as of 2019. As the world's oldest and largest continuously functioning international institution, it has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilisation. The church consists of 24 particular churches and almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies around the world. The pope, who is the Bishop of Rome (and whose titles also include Vicar of Jesus Christ and Successor of St. Peter), is the chief pastor of the church, entrusted with the universal Petrine ministry of unity and correction. The church's administration, the Holy See, is in the Vatican City, a tiny enclave of Rome, of which the pope is head of state.
