From the article: Pope Francis concluded by affirming the need for love in every aspect of life. He cited his recent visit to a school for disabled children in Dili, Timor-Leste, saying, “Without love, none of this would make sense.”
He reminded the Popular Movements that “social justice and integral ecology can only be understood through love.”
“Social justice and integral ecology can only be understood through love.”
The Pope warned that the pursuit of self-interest and individualism leads to a form of “social Darwinism,” where the law of the strongest justifies indifference and cruelty.
He referred to this as coming from the Evil One, and encouraged the Popular Movements to resist any attempt to erase cultural memory or identity, symbolized by his reference to “crocodiles” who seek to devour the values of communities.
Pope Francis expressed concern about the rise of organized crime, which thrives on poverty and exclusion. He called for the continued fight against the criminal economy through the popular economy, stressing that no child or person should be a commodity in the hands of “merchants of death.”
In closing, Pope Francis renewed his call for a Universal Basic Income to ensure that in the era of automation and artificial intelligence, no one is deprived of basic necessities. He emphasized that this is not just “compassion” but “strict justice.”
Finally, the Pope expressed his personal hope for future generations: “How I wish that the new generations may find a much better world than the one we have received.”
And he concluded with a message of hope: “Hope is the weakest virtue, but it never disappoints.”
“Hope is the weakest virtue, but it never disappoints.”
GraciaEtScientia on
A start could be the massive hoards of wealth stashed away like a greedy dragon by the catholic church.
I suppose they’ve been enjoying UBI from the peasants all along.
Pisnaz on
I love how he calls for a better future when his organization has been a central agent in the mess we currently have.
TapTheMic on
If he feels that way, the Catholic Church should start liquidating their trillions in assets to supply that income to their followers.
fish1900 on
“Today everything enters into the game of competitiveness where the powerful eat the weaker and great masses are excluded and marginalized: without work, without horizons, without a way out.”
I’m all for any changes that help more people in need. That said, the implication there was that globally things were different/better in the past. That’s batshit crazy. Today is much better for the great masses than it was decades ago, let alone centuries. The primary issue is that today’s technology allows us to see and know just how bad lots of people have it.
Note before people jump on me, I’m talking for the entire globe including 3rd world nations. See the elephant graph. The developed world’s middle class has had a rough go of it for a while but they actually make up a small percentage of the global population and are close to the top of it in income and standard of living.
joj1205 on
Can we just get a fact check bot to double check.
How much the Vatican has stores in it’s vaults.
Rumours have indicated it’s a pretty wealthy little nation.
If religion wants to get start spewing it’s filth. It’s pretty much hoarding gold. Feel free to start handing it out to the peasants
LanaDelHeeey on
When will he die? It’s only a matter of time until an African bishop becomes Pope and sets the Church right. Not that I wish death on His Holiness, just that I see the value in having a different Pope.
How long does this have to be to be submitted because neither the bot nor reddit will tell me an exact character count but I’m assuming I have hit it by now please God let’s hope
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From the article: Pope Francis concluded by affirming the need for love in every aspect of life. He cited his recent visit to a school for disabled children in Dili, Timor-Leste, saying, “Without love, none of this would make sense.”
He reminded the Popular Movements that “social justice and integral ecology can only be understood through love.”
“Social justice and integral ecology can only be understood through love.”
The Pope warned that the pursuit of self-interest and individualism leads to a form of “social Darwinism,” where the law of the strongest justifies indifference and cruelty.
He referred to this as coming from the Evil One, and encouraged the Popular Movements to resist any attempt to erase cultural memory or identity, symbolized by his reference to “crocodiles” who seek to devour the values of communities.
Pope Francis expressed concern about the rise of organized crime, which thrives on poverty and exclusion. He called for the continued fight against the criminal economy through the popular economy, stressing that no child or person should be a commodity in the hands of “merchants of death.”
In closing, Pope Francis renewed his call for a Universal Basic Income to ensure that in the era of automation and artificial intelligence, no one is deprived of basic necessities. He emphasized that this is not just “compassion” but “strict justice.”
Finally, the Pope expressed his personal hope for future generations: “How I wish that the new generations may find a much better world than the one we have received.”
And he concluded with a message of hope: “Hope is the weakest virtue, but it never disappoints.”
“Hope is the weakest virtue, but it never disappoints.”
A start could be the massive hoards of wealth stashed away like a greedy dragon by the catholic church.
I suppose they’ve been enjoying UBI from the peasants all along.
I love how he calls for a better future when his organization has been a central agent in the mess we currently have.
If he feels that way, the Catholic Church should start liquidating their trillions in assets to supply that income to their followers.
“Today everything enters into the game of competitiveness where the powerful eat the weaker and great masses are excluded and marginalized: without work, without horizons, without a way out.”
I’m all for any changes that help more people in need. That said, the implication there was that globally things were different/better in the past. That’s batshit crazy. Today is much better for the great masses than it was decades ago, let alone centuries. The primary issue is that today’s technology allows us to see and know just how bad lots of people have it.
Note before people jump on me, I’m talking for the entire globe including 3rd world nations. See the elephant graph. The developed world’s middle class has had a rough go of it for a while but they actually make up a small percentage of the global population and are close to the top of it in income and standard of living.
Can we just get a fact check bot to double check.
How much the Vatican has stores in it’s vaults.
Rumours have indicated it’s a pretty wealthy little nation.
If religion wants to get start spewing it’s filth. It’s pretty much hoarding gold. Feel free to start handing it out to the peasants
When will he die? It’s only a matter of time until an African bishop becomes Pope and sets the Church right. Not that I wish death on His Holiness, just that I see the value in having a different Pope.
How long does this have to be to be submitted because neither the bot nor reddit will tell me an exact character count but I’m assuming I have hit it by now please God let’s hope