[Land of the Irish]

In a welcoming speech, Chirac called the pope "a universal pastor and a man of peace" and said "France and the Holy See are joined in the fight for a world which places Man at the centre of every enterprise."

CNN 8-14-04

[Unam Sanctam]

Chirac is not a spokesman of the magisterium. And the Pope has said that humanity cannot be understood apart from Christ and His incarnation as a human. The world is better if the dignity of every human being, including the unborn fetus, is placed at the center of every enterprise.