The Church, which has long experience in human affairs and has no desire to be involved in the political activities of any nation, "seeks but one goal: to carry forward the work of Christ under the lead of the befriending Spirit. And Christ entered this world to give witness to the truth; to save, not to judge; to serve, not to be served.'' (12)
Quapropter Christi Ecclesia, iam rerum humanarum peritissima, iam ab omni civitatum administrandarum parte longissime aliena, unum tantum intendit: nempe, Spiritus Paracliti ductu, opus ipsius continuare Christi, qui in mundum venit, ut testimonium perhiberet veritati (cf Io 18,37), ut salvaret, non ut iudicaret, ut ministraret, non ut sibi ministraretur (cf Io 3,17; Mt 20,28; Mc 10,45) (12).vatican.va vatican.va