Be a United People
Living Words from Saint Pope John Paul II
25 and He did not need anyone to testify concerning man [and human nature], for He Himself knew what was in man [in their hearts—in the very core of their being].
Luanda (Angola) – 7 June 1992
Young people of Angola: dedicate your life to worthy and just causes!
Build a homeland that rests on authentic human and Christian values so that the world of tomorrow does not accuse you of having left it a land devoid of ideals and alienated by pseudo-values.
Build something that has value!
Love and help each other, particularly the poor and marginalized.
Do not accept social divisions in your code of relations: they are a sad legacy of the past.
Let the differences be attributes that enrich and give multiformity to the Angolan people, not a reason for division and discord.
Be a united people, build a single nation in which everyone can consider themselves brothers.
Excerpted from the writings of Pope John Paul II
Apostolic Journey to Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe
Address to Young People at the Pavilhão Principal da Cidadela