Rome, 9 Nov. (LaPresse) – “Unemployment is a genuine tragedy in the lives of those affected by it. Depriving a person of work does not simply mean denying them an income; it means seriously undermining their dignity, nullifying their ability to contribute to society and plunging them into exclusion, thereby fracturing social cohesion and destroying community action aimed at the common good.” This was stated by Pope Leo XIV in his address during a meeting with social movements and the world of labour at the Argentine Catholic University in Buenos Aires. “The common good demands that we overcome sterile individualism and corporatist utilitarianism, promoting a culture of encounter in which economic growth translates into genuine integral human development,” added the Pontiff.
Pope Leo XIV: “Unemployment seriously undermines human dignity”
Rome, 9 Nov. (LaPresse) – “Unemployment is a genuine tragedy in the lives of those affected by it. Depriving a person of work does not simply mean denying them an income; it means seriously undermining their dignity, nullifying their ability to contribute to society and plunging them into exclusion, thereby fracturing social cohesion and destroying community action aimed at the common good.” This was stated by Pope Leo XIV in his address during a meeting with social movements and the world of labour at the Argentine Catholic University in Buenos Aires. “The common good demands that we overcome sterile individualism and corporatist utilitarianism, promoting a culture of encounter in which economic growth translates into genuine integral human development,” added the Pontiff.