UN General Assembly
1958

86. The religious tranquillity of the Christian Holy Places may serve as an example and an inspiration to all who wish to bring about stability in the East and a very effective factor in their work. The prayers of countless believers will reward their efforts. 87. Unfortunately, one part of the world represented here opposes our religious convictions with an explicit and active atheism. I refer of course to the Soviet countries and especially to the USSR, although perhaps in these matters there is little to choose between them. This atheism is accompanied by a violent revolutionary spirit aimed at conversion and conquest, often quite heedless of international law and treaties, quick to resort to force or the threat of force when its violent aims are impeded.