The pope has advocated this Saturday for “a universal salary, so that each person in this world can access the most elementary goods of life “and through” the Reduction of the working day“, as a measure for greater access to work for all.
“This system, with your relentless logic of profit, is escaping all human domain. It’s time to brake the locomotive, a runaway locomotive that is leading us to the abyss. We are still on time, “said the pontiff, in a message on the occasion of the IV World Meeting of Popular Movements.
In it he stressed the need to change the current socio-economic system and asked governments, politicians, companies and religious leaders to help in this goal, while demanding “the release of patents” of vaccines, the cancellation of the debt of poor countries and the cessation of the destruction of “forests, wetlands and mountains” by the large extractive corporations; of the contamination of rivers and seas, and of the poisoning “of towns and foods”.
He also requested that the powerful countries cease the aggressions: “No to neocolonialism“, he said, adding that the UN should be the body to resolve conflicts because” we have already seen how unilateral interventions, invasions and occupations end, even if they are done under the noblest motives or clothing. “
He asked governments and politicians, that “work for the common good“, be careful to” listen only to the economic elites “and” be servants of the peoples who cry out for land, shelter, work and a good life “and to the religious leaders that” we never use the name of God to foment wars or coups of State”.
He also referred to “protests over the death of George Floyd“.” It is clear that this type of reaction against social, racial or sexist injustice can be manipulated or orchestrated “but” that movement did not pass by when it saw the wound of human dignity struck by such an abuse of power.
Your requests on Twitter
In addition, through his Twitter account, Pope Francis has made a series of requests to large laboratories, financed groups, large corporations, arms traffickers and communications giants.
“To the governments and all politicians, I ask that you work for the common good. Take care to listen only to the economic elites and be servants of the peoples who cry out for land, shelter, work and a good life in harmony with all humanity and with creation “, the Pope has asked.
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