Encyclical will inspire Caritas ‘for years to come,’ says cardinal
June 19, 2015
The Philippine cardinal who serves as president of the Church’s confederation of relief and development agencies said that Pope Francis’s second encyclical will “inspire the work of Caritas organizations for years to come.”
“I visit communities where people are living on trash heaps,” said Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, the president of Caritas Internationalis. “Children are born in trash, grow up and die there. They feel like trash.”
“This is not God’s creation, this is manmade,” he added. “Pope Francis is inviting everyone to reflect on this reality. He is calling on us to ‘aim for a new lifestyle,’ to change the economic structures that have caused so much harm, and regain our responsibility for others and the world.”
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Further information:
- Pope Francis plans for radical change in encyclical on caring for our common home (Caritas Internationalis)
- Pope Francis’ 2nd encyclical released (includes link to full text) (CWN, 6/18)
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