Home / Quotes / Quote by William Levada

Quote by William Levada

“The plight of uninsured children, elderly persons, and so many others whose lack of health insurance is genuinely a national scandal.”

Quote by William Levada

Author

Cardinal William Levada, born on June 15, 1936, is an Italian-American Catholic cardinal. He has held several significant positions at the Vatican, including serving as the President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the Dean of the Supreme Court of the Holy See. more

You May Also Like

“A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation; but no nation will devote itself to death and destruction to save mankind.”

Men May Nations Mankind Destruction

Author:Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Peace is built on the foundation of justice.”

Justice Built Foundation Catholicism

Author:Pope Leo XIII

“It is neither just nor human so to grind men down with excessive labour as to stupefy their minds and wear out their bodies.”

Men Mind Humans Body Labour Catholicism Grind

Book:A Light in the Heavens: Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII

Source: A Light in the Heavens: Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII

“Quite agreeable, of course, was this state of things to those who thought it in their abundant riches the result of inevitable economic laws and accordingly, as if it were for charity to veil the violation of justice which lawmakers not only tolerated but at times sanctioned, wanted the whole care of supporting the poor committed to charity alone.”

Ifs States Whole Care Wanted Law Courses Justice Poor Results Economic Charity Committed Riches Inevitable Catholicism Veils Violation Lawmakers

Book:On reconstructing the social order: (Quadragesimo anno)

Source: On reconstructing the social order: (Quadragesimo anno)

“The ones who have a voice must speak for those who are voiceless.”

Speak Voice Catholicism Voiceless

Author:Oscar Romero

“Catholics can in no way convince themselves that so enormous and unjust an in equality in the distribution of this world's goods truly conforms to the designs of the all-wise Creator.”

World Way Wise Design This World Catholic Creator Enormous Convince Goods Catholicism Conform Unjust Distribution

Book:On reconstructing the social order: (Quadragesimo anno)

Source: On reconstructing the social order: (Quadragesimo anno)

“Is he prepared to support, at his own expense, projects and undertakings designed to help the needy? Is he prepared to pay higher taxes so that public authorities may expand their efforts in the work of development? Is he prepared to pay more for imported goods, so that the foreign producer may make a fairer profit? Is he prepared to emigrate from his homeland if necessary and if he is young, in order to help the emerging nations?”

Ifs May Helping Young Order Nations Effort Pay Support Development Higher Taxes Authority Projects Prepared Profit Producers Goods Expenses Catholicism Emerging Homeland Undertakings Needy

Author:Pope Paul VI

“There is a common belief that under modern conditions peace cannot be assured except on the basis of an equal balance of armaments...[but] true and lasting peace among nations cannot consist in the possession of an equal supply of armaments but only in mutual trust.”

Belief Nations Common Modern Conditions Balance Equal Bases Possession Mutual Lasting Catholicism Assured Armament Mutual Trust

Author:Pope John XXIII

“Peace is not simply the absence of warfare.”

Absence Catholicism Warfare

Author:Pope Paul VI

“Relations between States, as between individuals, must be regulated not by armed force, but in accordance with...truth, justice and vigorous and sincere co-operation.”

States Individual Force Justice Relation Operations Sincere Catholicism Vigorous Armed Forces

Author:Pope John XXIII