Public DomainMichelangelo, “Creation of Adam” (detail), Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1508-1512
“The equality of men rests essentially on their dignity as persons and the rights that flow from it: ‘Every form of social or cultural discrimination in fundamental personal rights on the grounds of sex, race, color, social conditions, language, or religion must be curbed and eradicated as incompatible with God’s design.’” (CCC 1935)