WHEREAS, the Encyclical of His Holiness, Pope John XXIII, entitled “Peace on Earth” issued on April 11, 1963, and concerned with “establishing universal peace in truth, justice, charity, and liberty,” is a wise and noble utterance and is directed not only to the faithful of the Roman Catholic Church, but to all men of goodwill; and

WHEREAS, this Encyclical calls for the development through the United Nations of a “public authority of the world community”…”having world-wide power and endowed with the proper means for the efficacious pursuit of its objective which is the universal good in concrete form” and which “must tackle and solve problems of economic, social, political, and cultural character which are posed by the universal common good,” a public authority “inspired by sincere and real impartiality” whose “purpose is to create, on a world basis, an environment in which the public authorities of each political community, its citizens and intermediate associations, can carry out their tasks, fulfill their duties and exercise their rights with greater security”; and

WHEREAS, such an organized common peace with liberty and justice for all, in a world community united under law, through the development of the United Nations, has long been a declared objective of the Unitarian Universalist Association, its antecedent organizations, and its member churches and fellowships; now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Unitarian Universalist Association gathered in General Assembly in May, 1963, rejoices with His Holiness, Pope John XXIII, with the members of the Roman Catholic Church, and with all men of goodwill everywhere of every race, nation, or faith, in this great statement of the imperative requirement of this age and hour, and pledges itself, and calls upon its member churches and fellowships, to work diligently and tirelessly for such organized world peace with justice under law through the United Nations until the day comes when it shall have been attained.