I Want To Throw Open

The Mark Of Cain Is Stamped Upon Our Foreheads. Across The Centuries, Our Brother Abel Was Lain In Blood Which We Drew, And Shed Tears We Caused By Forgetting Thy Love. Forgive Us, Lord, For The Curse We Falsely Attributed To Their Name As Jews. Forgive Us For Crucifying Thee A Second Time In Their Flesh. For We Knew Not What We Did.

The True And Solid Peace Of Nations Consists Not In Equality Of Arms, But In Mutual Trust Alone.

Anybody Can Be Pope; The Proof Of This Is That I Have Become One.

The Solidarity Which Binds All Men Together As Members Of A Common Family Makes It Impossible For Wealthy Nations To Look With Indifference Upon The Hunger, Misery And Poverty Of Other Nations Whose Citizens Are Unable To Enjoy Even Elementary Human Rights. The Nations Of The World Are Becoming More And More Dependent On One Another And It Will Not Be Possible To Preserve A Lasting Peace So Long As Glaring Economic And Social Imbalances Persist.

Born Poor, But Of Honored And Humble People, I Am Particularly Proud To Die Poor.