VATICAN CITY, APR 11, 2002 (VIS) - John Paul II received today the participants in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences who are reflecting on the subjects of democracy and globalization, as well as solidarity among the generations.
"The growing interdependence among people, families, companies and nations, as well as economies and markets - what we call globalization - has overturned the system of interaction and public relations." This has had positive consequences, but also has caused inequalities among economies and peoples in such a way that we must reconsider the question of solidarity."
The Pope said that "it is up to the political and economic leaders to do everything possible so that globalization does not work against those who have fewer resources or are weaker, increasing even more the gap between rich and poor, between rich and poor nations." He invited leaders to create systems of solidarity that "take into consideration the changes caused by globalization and that prevent these phenomena from impoverishing important sectors of some groups of people, and sometimes entire nations."
"Social solidarity," he continued, "means to depart from the simple search for particular interests. ... We must educate the younger generations in a spirit of solidarity and a true culture of openness to the universal and attention toward all peoples, regardless of race, culture or religion."
The Holy Father emphasized that politicians must "regulate the markets, subject the laws of the markets to the laws of solidarity, in order to prevent imbalances in peoples and society caused by all kinds of economic changes, and protect these laws from upheaval as a result of the deregulation of markets."
He concluded by saying: "May the humanity of today, on its way to greater unity, solidarity and peace, transmit to future generations the goods of creation and hopes for a better future!"
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