Message from Pope John Paul II
(sent by his secretary Monsignor Dziwisz)
His Holiness appreciates the intention of the Institute for Research in
Christianity and Contemporary Thought to present the Christian
understanding of reality to the international intellectual community in
an effective manner. He wishes me to express recognition of the benefits
of such an endeavor when undertaken in a spirit of true and critical
scholarship, and in willingness to proclaim and to serve the truth of
the Christian message.