Papst wiederholt Forderung nach bedingungslosem Grundeinkommen | ICN

From the article: Pope Francis concluded by affirming the need for love in every aspect of life. He cited his recent visit to a school for disabled children in Dili, Timor-Leste, saying, “Without love, none of this would make sense.”

He reminded the Popular Movements that “social justice and integral ecology can only be understood through love.”

“Social justice and integral ecology can only be understood through love.”

The Pope warned that the pursuit of self-interest and individualism leads to a form of “social Darwinism,” where the law of the strongest justifies indifference and cruelty.

He referred to this as coming from the Evil One, and encouraged the Popular Movements to resist any attempt to erase cultural memory or identity, symbolized by his reference to “crocodiles” who seek to devour the values of communities.

Pope Francis expressed concern about the rise of organized crime, which thrives on poverty and exclusion. He called for the continued fight against the criminal economy through the popular economy, stressing that no child or person should be a commodity in the hands of “merchants of death.”

In closing, Pope Francis renewed his call for a Universal Basic Income to ensure that in the era of automation and artificial intelligence, no one is deprived of basic necessities. He emphasized that this is not just “compassion” but “strict justice.”

Finally, the Pope expressed his personal hope for future generations: “How I wish that the new generations may find a much better world than the one we have received.”

And he concluded with a message of hope: “Hope is the weakest virtue, but it never disappoints.”

“Hope is the weakest virtue, but it never disappoints.”