1900-06-14
"Excessive economic, social and cultural inequalities among peo-ples arouse tensions and conflicts, and are a danger to peace. As we said to the Fathers of the Council when we returned from our jour-ney of peace to the United Nations: "The condition of the peoples in process of development ought to be the object of our consideration; or better: our charity for the poor in the world (and there are multi-tudes of them) must become more considerate, more active, more generous". To wage war on misery and to struggle against injustice is to promote, along with improved conditions, the human and spiri-tual progress of all men, and therefore the common good of human-ity. Peace cannot be limited to a mere absence of war, the result of an ever precarious balance of forces. No, peace is something that is built up day after day, in the pursuit of an order intended by God, which implies a more perfect form of justice among men" (Paul VI: "Populorum Progressio").
Les disparités économiques, sociales et culturelles trop grandes entre les peuples provoquent tensions et discordes, et mettent la paix en péril.~ Notre charité pour les pauvres qui sont dans le monde - et ils sont légions infinies - doit devenir plus attentive, plus active et plus généreuse. Combattre la misère et lutter contre l’injustice, c’est promouvoir, avec le mieux-être, le progrès humain et spirituel de tous, et donc le bien commun de l’humanité. La paix ne se réduit pas à une absence de guerre, fruit de l’équilibre toujours précaire des forces. Elle se construit jour après jour, dans la poursuite d’un ordre voulu de Dieu, qui comporte une justice plus parfaite entre les hommes. (Paul VI, Pop.Progressio, n°76).
Combater a miséria e lutar contra a injustiça, é promover não só o bem-estar mas também o progresso humano e espiritual de todos e, portanto, o bem comum da humanidade. A paz não se reduz a uma ausência de guerra, fruto do equilíbrio sempre precário das forças. Constrói-se, dia a dia, na busca de uma ordem querida por Deus, que traz consigo uma justiça mais perfeita entre os homens. (Paulo VI, Populorum Progressio, nº 76).