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The Worldwide Financial And Economic Crisis Seems To Highlight Their Distortions And Above All The Gravely Deficient Human Perspective, Which Reduces Man To One Of His Needs Alone, Namely, Consumption. Worse Yet, Human Beings Themselves Are Nowadays Considered As Consumer Goods Which Can Be Used And Thrown Away.

This Visit Is Meant To Express My Closeness To Our Brothers And Sisters Who Endured The Suffering, Loss And Devastation Caused By Typhoon Yolanda. Together With Many People Throughout The World, I Have Admired The Heroic Strength, Faith And Resilience Demonstrated By So Many Filipinos In The Face Of This Natural Disaster, And So Many Others.

Our Efforts Must Aim At Restoring Hope, Righting Wrongs, Maintaining Commitments, And Thus Promoting The Well-being Of Individuals And Of Peoples.

When One Lives Attached To Money, Pride Or Power, It Is Impossible To Be Truly Happy.

Holiness Doesn't Mean Doing Extraordinary Things, But Doing Ordinary Things With Love And Faith.