Poverty Is The Center Of

Unfortunately, What Is Thrown Away Is Not Only Food And Dispensable Objects, But Often Human Beings Themselves, Who Are Discarded As 'unnecessary.' For Example, It Is Frightful Even To Think There Are Children, Victims Of Abortion, Who Will Never See The Light Of Day; Children Being Used As Soldiers, Abused And Killed In Armed Conflicts; And Children Being Bought And Sold In That Terrible Form Of Modern Slavery Which Is Human Trafficking, Which Is A Crime Against Humanity.

Men And Women Are Sacrificed To The Idols Of Profit And Consumption: It Is The 'culture Of Waste.' If A Computer Breaks It Is A Tragedy, But Poverty, The Needs And Dramas Of So Many People End Up Being Considered Normal. ... When The Stock Market Drops 10 Points In Some Cities, It Constitutes A Tragedy. Someone Who Dies Is Not News, But Lowering Income By 10 Points Is A Tragedy! In This Way People Are Thrown Aside As If They Were Trash.

Integrating In The Church Doesn't Mean Receiving Communion.

The Earth, Our Home, Is Beginning To Look More And More Like An Immense Pile Of Filth. In Many Parts Of The Planet, The Elderly Lament That Once Beautiful Landscapes Are Now Covered With Rubbish.

The Life Of Jesus Is A Life For Others. It Is A Life Of Service.