Pope Francis issued a video message to the participants of the 4th World Congress of the “People’s Movement”, strongly calling on the powerful on earth to work hard to promote a more just, mutually supportive and friendly world. The Pope called for the cancellation of the debts of poor countries, the prohibition of arms trafficking, the cessation of attacks and sanctions, and the release of patents so that everyone can be vaccinated.
(Vatican News Network) Pope Francis attended the second half of the online meeting of the 4th World Congress of the “People’s Movement” on the afternoon of October 16 and delivered a video message. The Pope called the members of these “people’s movements” “social poets” and thanked them for what they did and what they exposed. The Pope said that this year’s food crisis has hit more than 20 million people, and the victims “may exceed the situation of the new crown epidemic.”
The Pope invites the repentance of the so-called “structural sins” in the social teachings of the Church, because many situations in the current socio-economic model have lost their human face. The Pope has also repeatedly quoted the principles of the Church’s social doctrine proposed by John Paul II, asking people to step out of a passive acceptance mentality, because according to this mentality, “there is no other feasible way” and “this is the only feasible way.” system”.
The novelty of the Pope’s message lies in the number and particularity of individual appeals issued “in the name of God”, which question the current system. The first nine appeals are targeted at finance, business, technology, communications, and powerful countries, while the latter two are addressed to governments, politicians, and religious leaders of various countries. Here is what the Pope called for in the video message:
I would like to make a request to everyone in the name of God.Please large laboratoryLet go of patents and make humane actions so that every country, every nation, and every person can get the vaccine. In some countries, only 3% to 4% of residents are vaccinated.
I would like to ask financial groups and international credit organizations in the name of God, Allowing poor countries to guarantee the basic needs of their people and cancel debts that often go against the interests of the people of these countries.
In the name of God, I would like to request large mining companies, including mining, oil extraction, forestry, real estate, and agri-foodIn addition, we should stop destroying forests, wetlands and mountains, stop polluting rivers and oceans, and stop poisoning people and food.
I would like to ask large food companies in the name of GodStop imposing monopoly structures in production and distribution. Doing so will lead to higher prices and eventually take away the bread of the hungry.
I would like to ask arms manufacturers and traffickers in the name of GodStop their activities completely, because the violence and wars inspired by these activities usually take place in the context of geopolitical games, causing millions of lives and displacement.
I would like to ask the tech giants in the name of GodStop exploiting human weakness and human vulnerability for profit, regardless of how this can promote hate speech, beautify, fake news, conspiracy theories, and political manipulation.
I would like to ask the telecom giants in the name of GodAllow access to education web pages and communicate with teachers through the Internet so that poor children can receive education in an isolated environment.
I would like to ask the media in the name of GodAfter the end, the logic of truth, false information, slander, slander, and pathological thinking attracted by scandals and turmoil; efforts should be made to contribute to human brotherhood, and sympathy for those who have been hurt the most.
I would like to ask for a strong country in the name of GodStop invasions, blockades and unilateral sanctions against any country anywhere in the world. No neo-colonialism. Conflicts must be resolved through multilateral organizations such as the United Nations. We have seen how intervention, invasion and unilateral occupation ended, albeit under the most noble motives or names.
The last two “I wish to request”, one is sent to governments and politicians of various countries, hoping that they will represent their people and work hard for the common good, and have their people in their eyes; the other is sent to religious leaders, praying for nothing. Do not use the name of God to incite wars or coups.
Finally, the Pope proposed two concrete roads for the “people’s movement”. They involve fighting for universal wages and reducing working days in order to allow more people to enter the labor market.
Pope Francis knew that some would say that these goals were “unachievable.” But he reiterated that the People’s Movement “has the ability to make us act.” The more people dream about this change together and work hard to implement it, the more this dream can become a reality.
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