As a matter of fact, you have deficiencies in all religions, but you have truth in all religions.

We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth.

Time and again we see leaders and members of religions incite aggression, fanaticism, hate, and xenophobia - even inspire and legitimate violent and bloody conflicts.

However, if the religions in essence merely repeat statements from the United Nations Human Rights Declaration, such a Declaration becomes superfluous; an ethic is more than rights.

And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.

We are convinced of the fundamental unity of the human family.