Recognize roles of culture, migration in global society, Vatican delegate encourages UN
October 28, 2014
Addressing a UN session on globalization, the Vatican’s representative suggested that International leaders should be mindful of two factors in development: culture and migration.
Culture can always be shared, said Archbishop Bernardito Auza. He reasoned: “On the one hand, economic activity follows the logic of scarcity, as greater scarcity demands greater supply. On the other hand, culture comes from the logic of abundance. When we say culture, we see beauty, and beauty, in its metaphysical definition, is nothing but a superabundance of what is true and good.”
Speaking on the issue of migration, Archbishop Auza focused on “the particularly troubling cases of human trafficking and contemporary forms of slavery spawned by migration.” He urged UN member-states to take action against these abuses and to recognize the legitimate needs and rights of migrants. While acknowledging the difficulties caused by migration, he said that it is “necessary always to see the human face of migration, to see the migrant as a fellow human being, endowed with the same human dignity and rights as ourselves.”
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