The Soul of Justice

1.
Those who are committed to truth cannot fail to reject the law of might, which is based on a lie and has so frequently marked human history. Political systems of the past, but not only the past, offer a bitter illustration of this.

...truth cannot fail to spread; and the love of truth is intrinsically directed towards just and impartial understanding and rapprochement, whatever difficulties there may be.

2.
Commitment to truth establishes and strengthens the right to freedom.

...the truths of the spirit, the truths about good and evil, about the great goals and horizons of life, about our relationship with God. These truths cannot be attained without profound consequences for the way we live our lives.

3.
Commitment to truth opens the way to forgiveness and reconciliation. Where the Catholic Church herself is concerned, insofar as serious mistakes were made in the past by some of her members and by her institutions, she condemns those mistakes and she has not hesitated to ask for forgiveness. This is required by the commitment to truth.

Pope's Address to Diplomatic Corps

This Pope requires a dense reading. I hope I don't get lazy.