Pope: "The root of all evil" is "the economy of exclusion and of iniquity", it is "an economy that kills"
Vatican City (AsiaNews) - "The root of all evil" is " the economy of exclusion and of iniquity", it is "an economy that kills", "fruit of the law of competitiveness that means strongest survive over the weak" and that while the" paradox "of John Paul II:" there is food for everyone, but not everyone can eat", still exists, it demands that some priority choices be made:" renouncing the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation and acting first on the structural causes". This was Pope Francis focus in a video message sent on the occasion of the event "The Ideas of Expo 2015 - Towards the Charter of Milan", scheduled for today in Milan, on the theme "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life".
The Pope began with the observation that today, despite the proliferation of different organizations and the international community on nutrition, the "paradox" of John Paul II still stands. "Hunger is one of the few issues - he added - that provokes an outpouring of sophistry; it is also one of the few arguments likely to be manipulated by data, statistics, by the demands of national security, corruption or a nod to the painful crisis economic. To overcome this temptation to sophistry - that nominalism of thought that goes beyond, beyond, beyond, but never touches the reality of the situation- to overcome this temptation, I would suggest three concrete attitudes ".
The first is "Passing from emergency to priority." This means, he said, "having a vision and a heart that is not guided by an emergency pragmatism that reveals itself to be only a temporary proposal, but with concrete policies to resolve the structural causes of poverty". Remembering that "the root of all evil is the inequity", Francis said that "it is necessary, if we really want to solve problems and not get lost in sophistry, to get to the root of all evil which is inequity. To do this there are some priority decisions to be made: renouncing the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation and acting first on the structural causes of inequity".
The second point is "Being witnesses of charity". "Politics, is much maligned but it is a lofty vocation, it is one of the most valuable forms of charity because it seeks the common good. We have to convince ourselves that charity 'is the principle not only of micro-relationships with friends, family, small group but also of macro-relations: social, economic, political relations. A sound economic policy, the place for "a genuine political" debate and "the pillar of those called to administer public life" is "the dignity of the human person and the common good. Unfortunately, however, these two pillars, which should structure the economic policy often seem appendices added from the outside to complete a political discourse without prospects or programs for a real integral development'. Please be brave and do not be afraid to interrogate the political and economic projects in search of a broader meaning of life because this helps you to truly serve the common good' and give you the strength to increase and make the goods of this world more accessible for all".
Finally, we should
perceive ourselves as "custodians and not masters of the earth".
The Pope, recalled his words to the
FAO, "God always
forgives insults and abuse, God always
forgives. Sometimes men forgive. The earth never forgives". We must "cherish sister
earth, mother earth, to so as not to meet with
destruction". "We are called not to lose sight of the origin and purpose of
the goods of the earth, so as to realize a just world, as the
social doctrine of the Church says. The earth is entrusted
to us so it may be a mother to us,
capable of sustaining each one of us. Once,
I heard a beautiful thing: the Earth is not a legacy that we have received from our parents rather it is on loan to us from our children, so that we safeguard it, nurture it and carry it forward for them. The earth is generous will
never leave those who custody it lacking. The earth, which is the mother for
all, demands our respect and
non-violence or worse the arrogance the masters. We
have to pass it on to our children improved, guarded, because
it was a loan that they have given to us. This
attitude of safeguarding the earth is not an exclusive commitment of Christians, it concerns everyone. I entrust to you what I said during
the Mass at the 'beginning
of my ministry as Bishop of Rome:'
I would like to ask, all those who occupy positions
of responsibility in the economic, political or social sphere, to all men and women of good will, to be stewards of creation, God's plan is inscribed in nature, custodians of each other,
the environment; do not let the signs of
destruction and death accompany
the journey of this world! But we also have
to safeguard ourselves! [...] We should not be
afraid of kindness, even tenderness'.
Custody the earth not only with kindness,
but also with tenderness".
"Here, then - he concluded - are the three attitudes that I offer to help overcome
the temptations of sophistry,
of nominalism, of those who try to do
something but not concretely.
Starting with priorities: the dignity
of the person; being men and women witnesses of
charity; do not be afraid to
safeguard earth who is mother of all".
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27/10/2023 15:23
