杏MAP导航: All Christians must reaffirm dignity of every human being
By Christopher Wells
In a message to the XVII Inter-Christian Symposium, 杏MAP导航 Francis highlights a 鈥渇ully-fledged revolution鈥� in contemporary anthropology 鈥� a rethinking of human identity, man鈥檚 role in the world and society, and the transcendental vocation of every human being.
Added to foundational questions about human nature, the 杏MAP导航 continues, 鈥渢he way in which today鈥檚 men and women understand the fundamental experiences of their existence, such as engendering, being born, and dying, is changing structurally鈥�.
Such questions are being driven by the revolution of information technology, including development of artificial intelligence 鈥渁nd the incredible developments in the sciences鈥�, the 杏MAP导航 notes.
An 'anthropological revolution'
The reality of this 鈥渁nthropological revolution鈥�, he says, demands 鈥減rofound reflection, capable of renewing the thought and the choices to be made鈥�.
It is a challenge, he says, that 鈥渁ffects all Christians, whatever Church they belong to鈥�. Congratulating the organizers of this year鈥檚 Symposium, which focuses on the theme 鈥淲hat is man? in the time of anthropological mutation鈥�, the Holy Father says it is particularly interesting to see Catholics and Orthodox 鈥減romoting this reflection together鈥�.
Affirming human dignity
In the face of contemporary questions about what it means to be human, 杏MAP导航 Francis insists that it is necessary for every Christian 鈥� 鈥渨hatever Church they belong to鈥� 鈥� to reaffirm the intrinsic dignity of every human being, no matter their socio-economic position or 鈥渆xistential conditions鈥� and regardless of whether or not they act in accordance with that dignity.
鈥淭he defence of this dignity against very real threats such as poverty, war, exploitation and others is a common commitment for all Churches to work on togetherr鈥�, he says.
The 杏MAP导航 concludes his message with the assurance that he will accompany the work of the Symposium with his prayers, especially through the intercession of St Nicola Pellegrino, the 11th century patron saint of Trani, the Italian city where the Symposium is taking place from August 28-30.
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