| dc.description.abstract | God created the universe and endowed it with all that man requires for his own continued
existence. And so, God created man in His own image and likeness to be a co-creator. Due to the
consequence of sin, brought about by man’s disobedience and pride, the unity between the
human family and their creator went astray; and so, God sent His only beloved son Jesus Christ
for the restoration of men to God their creator and the restoration of the unity between humanity
(Cf. John 17-23) for a peaceful co-existence as one family in Christ. Moreover, man is an
insufficient being created social by nature with a tendency of finding perfection and fulfillment
through the assistance of fellow human beings without which, survival in the dynamic world
would be a complex reality. As a result of egoism, self-love and greed, man finds himself
entangled into a division based on culture, religion, language and the like. This, he cannot keep
hidden in himself; it eventually manifests itself in form of different wars and grudges at different
occasions. This renders the mission of Christ of unifying the human family difficult.
Nevertheless, Matthew 28:19 gives a never dying mission to the Church of spreading the good
news to all humanity and to all the ends of the earth of which unity makes a great deal in this
mission. Therefore, the Church continues to emphasize and uphold the dignity of the Human
person in all circumstances by condemning all that violates the human rights and all that brings
about disunity in the human family and so suggests every possible means towards the attainment
of peace and unity of the human family as a whole. | en_US |
