2009-07-07 15:10:30

Ethical values needed to overcome current global crises–says Pope’s third encyclical


(July 07,2009): Ethical values are needed to overcome the current global economic crises, as well as to eradicate hunger and promote the real development of all the world’s peoples, Pope Benedict XVI said in his new encyclical. The document “Caritas in Veritate” or “Charity in Truth” dated June 29, was released at the Vatican on Tuesday (July 7) .It was presented to the Press by Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino – President of Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, Secretary of the same Council.
The truth that God is the creator of human life, that every life is sacred, that the Earth was given to Humanity to use and protect, and that God has a plan for every person to be respected in development programs and in economic recovery efforts, so they can have real and lasting benefits, said the Pope. Charity, or love, is not an option for the Christians, said the Pope, and practicing charity in truth, helps people understand that adhering to the values of Christianity is not merely useful, but essential for building a good society and the true integral development of all.The global dimension of the financial crises is an expression of the moral failure of greedy financiers and investors, of the lack of oversight by national governments and of a lack of understanding that the global economy required internationally recognized global control, said Pope Benedict.
Stating that charity is at the heart of the Church’s social doctrine, Pope Benedict laments the way in which, charity has been, and continues to be undervalued and emptied of meaning, thus detaching it from ethical living. The Pope notes that in the social, juridical, cultural, political and economical fields, charity is dismissed as irrelevant for interpreting and giving direction to moral responsibility.
“Love in Truth” is a great challenge for the Church in a world that is becoming progressively globalized, says the Pope. Stating that the Church does not have technical solutions to offer, and does not claim to interfere in any way in the politics of States, the Pope stresses however, that the Church has a mission of truth to accomplish in every time and circumstance for a society that is attuned to man, to his dignity and his vocation. For this reason, concludes the Pope’s encyclical, the Church searches for the truth and proclaims it tirelessly. It is a mission the Church will never renounce.










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