Vatican City, 19 January 2016 (VIS) –
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin spoke yesterday at round
table organised by the Global Foundation on the theme "Rejecting
the globalisation of indifference – towards a more inclusive and
sustainable global economy". This initiative, he said,
emphasises the Foundation's "commitment to being a privileged
place of dialogue between major economic and political players, as
well as a catalyst for ideas for the construction of an economic
system at the service of integral economic development".
Cardinal Parolin affirmed that since
the beginning of his Pontificate, faced with the many difficulties
which afflict the world, the Pope has emphasised "the grave
consequences of indifference and of the lack of responsibility",
calling for the correction of an economy that causes exclusion and
inequality. "He invites the rich and the poor, the powerful and
simple, politicians and entrepreneurs to put the creative power of
human intelligence at the service of the common good, with a spirit
of solidarity and – I would add – mercy".
"Without forgetting how much has
been done in these first years of the third millennium to help people
escape from extreme poverty, Pope Francis continues to underscore his
conviction that much more still needs to be done, and that in times
of crisis and economic hardship a spirit of global solidarity must
not be lost. It goes without saying – that part of this great
effort is the creation and distribution of wealth. The right use of
natural resources, the proper application of technology and the
harnessing of the spirit of enterprise are essential elements of an
economy which seeks to be modern, inclusive and sustainable. That
will be possible, keeping in mind the definition of justice of the
Roman jurist Ulpian and of St Augustine of Hippo – “Iustitia est
constans et perpetua voluntas ius suum cuique tribuendi” (Justice
is the constant and perpetual will to render to every man his due),
which the Pope quoted in his address to the United Nations on 25th
September 2015, with reference to the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development”, in order to say to those responsible for global
affairs that our world demands of all government leaders a will which
is effective, practical and constant, concrete steps and immediate
measures for preserving and improving the natural environment and
thus putting an end as quickly as possible to the phenomenon of
social and economic exclusion".
The Secretary of State concluded by
highlighting the importance of the meeting organised by the Global
Foundation, which is "an important space for encouraging an
increase in global awareness of the serious problems of environmental
degradation and exclusion. It will thus provide a stimulus to
strengthen the action which has already begun, and is starting to
show positive and enduring results. … I reiterate the wish that
these days might bring forth worthwhile contributions to encourage an
economy which is increasingly at the service of our common home,
which is the world as a whole".
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