"In light of his starting point, Francis adopts Greek maxim, 'Know yourself!' for us Christians. Once we become clear from Revelation as to God's intention for creation and the human person, we realize that deepest dignity, happiness, and perfection lies in be called to union with God in Christ; that we are made to very image and likeness of God; and that this basis is the foundation for the respect, even reverence, we are to render ourselves and every other person, with neither distinction nor exception.

We affirm that the divine generosity towards the human family is the basis for each person's posture of humility before God, in a frank acknowledgment the truth that human dignity rests solely on divine generosity. And the dignity of each human person, rooted in God's generosity, is foundational for the awe in which we hold each other and the gentleness with which we deal with one another. For this very reason, 'as Christian humanists, we believe in the dignity, worth, and responsible liberty of eat person.' (Mission Statement)"

Taken From:
GOD AND THE HUMAN FAMILY: A SALESIAN PERSPECTIVE;
An Exposition of the Oblate-Salesian Charism