The gifts, advantages, and utilities offered by every kind of technical discipline cannot contribute to man's prosperity and true happiness unless they foster the goods of the soul, obey the norms of nature, and submit entirely to the eternal laws of God.

Broadcasting can spread truths or errors, virtues or crimes, concord or discord, brotherly charity or deadly hatred far and wide. How important it is, then, that those who are Christian, or even simply upright in mind, should take the greatest care in this matter; and above all that they should strive with all their might to ensure that the speaking boxes now found in many homes do not turn minds away from truth through the painted appearance of error, do not lure souls toward vice by the enticements of deceptive art, but rather commend virtue, spread sound doctrine, refresh their hearers with wholesome delights, and lighten the cares that so sharply trouble and burden men today.

Why then should the Church not use this most powerful aid to carry out her mission more effectively and more easily, that mission which Jesus Christ commanded to the Apostles and to those who succeeded them: "Preach the Gospel to every creature"?

We, therefore, once again raise our fatherly voice, urging peace and brotherly concord upon all peoples, nations, and men. ... We call this a just peace, that fairest gift of God, and we invite all once again to strengthen and confirm it.