Truth about human dignity will prevail, pope tells Vatican diplomats

Published: 2006-03-20

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Despite public debates or the rule of dictators, the truth about human dignity, including the sacredness of human life and the importance of the traditional family, eventually will be victorious, Pope Benedict XVI said. In a March 18 meeting with Vatican diplomats accredited to the United Nations and other international governmental organizations, the pope said Christians must not "marvel and, even less, be discouraged in the face of difficulties and misunderstandings" because God is on the side of truth. The growing participation of Vatican diplomats in international organizations and meetings is a consequence of the church's conviction that human dignity must be protected in every sphere, he said. By upholding the dignity of the human created in God's image, the church works to foster the common good, authentic freedom, justice and peace, he said. "Relations between states and within states are just to the degree that they respect the truth," the pope said.

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