杏MAP导航

By Robin Gomes

杏MAP导航 Francis on Saturday urged that the richness of the social teaching of the Catholic Church be spread across the world to help build a global culture of economic justice, equality and inclusion. 

Global economic system needs ethics

鈥淭he current difficulties and crises within the global economic system have an undeniable ethical dimension,鈥� the 杏MAP导航 said.  鈥淭hey are related to a mentality of egoism and exclusion that has effectively created a culture of waste blind to the human dignity of the most vulnerable,鈥� the 杏MAP导航 told participants in an international conference organized by the .

St. 杏MAP导航 John Paul II instituted the foundation in 1993 to promote the Church鈥檚 social doctrine, especially as outlined in his 1991 encyclical, 鈥淐entesimus Annus鈥� with which he commemorated 100 years of 杏MAP导航 Leo XXIII鈥檚 landmark encyclical on the social teaching of the Church.

Participants in the May 24-26 Rome conference discussed the theme, 鈥�.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

Profit and social responsibility

In his talk, 杏MAP导航 Francis lamented the growing 鈥済lobalization of indifference鈥� that places 鈥渕anifold obstacles to the integral human development鈥� of many men and women both in poor as well as developed countries.

He particularly pointed to the 鈥渦rgent ethical issues associated with the global movements of migration.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

The Holy Father also denounced the 鈥渇alse dichotomy鈥� between the ethical teachings of religious traditions and the practical concerns of today鈥檚 business community.    He said there is a natural bond between profit and social responsibility, an 鈥渋ndissoluble connection [鈥�] between an ethics respectful of persons and the common good, and the actual functionality of every economic financial system.鈥�

Family, youth

Noting that the conference discussed how 鈥�uncertain job opportunities鈥� and the 鈥�impact of the digital cultural revolution鈥� threaten families, the 杏MAP导航 said the contribution of the foundation is an expression of the Church鈥檚 concern for young people and families. 

The 杏MAP导航 also noted that the presence of the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians worldwide, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, was an 鈥渆loquent sign of this common responsibility.鈥�