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During the Corona phase, Francis wrote a social encyclical on better living together. “Even the murderer does not lose his personal dignity,” he writes.
In his third encyclical entitled “Fratelli tutti” (All the brothers), Pope Francis dedicates part of the second and the entire fourth chapter to the theme of migration. The Holy Father advocated a “culture of walls.” The Pope urged that migrants be accepted, protected, promoted and integrated by the states.
It is important to find the right balance in countries of arrival between protecting the rights of citizens and receiving and assisting migrants. The Pope advocated for the simplified issuance of visas, the opening of humanitarian corridors, the provision of housing, security and basic services, job opportunities and training, family reunification, the protection of minors and the guarantee of religious freedom, such as in Assisi. he signed an encyclical entitled “Fratelli tutti – On fraternity and social friendship”.
The Pope condemned “unhealthy populism”, which politically instrumentalizes “people’s culture” for ideological purposes and to maintain its own power. Populism often takes advantage of the selfish tendencies of parts of the population. The pope addressed the issue of populism in the fifth chapter of his encyclical presented Sunday, which appears under the title “The best politics.”
The “best policy” is one that is at the service of the common good and of the people and is open to dialogue. The “best policy” protects employment, which is an indispensable dimension of social life, and tries to ensure that everyone can develop their skills. The task of politics is to find solutions for everything that violates the fundamental rights of people, such as social exclusion, arms and drugs trafficking, sexual exploitation, slave labor, terrorism and organized crime.
For the abolition of the death penalty
In his new encyclical, Pope Francis has also spoken out against the death penalty. This is not acceptable and should be abolished worldwide. “Even the murderer does not lose his personal dignity,” the Pope wrote in his third encyclical.
The Pope stressed that the “sanctity of human life” must always be taken into account. Among other things, he advocated for the protection of the unborn, the poor, the disabled and the elderly.
In the eighth and final chapter entitled “Religions at the service of brotherhood in the world,” the Pope stated that terrorism should not invoke religion, but is actually based on misinterpretations of religious texts and also with hunger, poverty and injustice. and oppression are related. Freedom of religion, fundamental for all believers, must be respected.
The encyclical also addresses the role of the church. Your mission is not limited to the private sphere. Although the Church does not do politics, it does not renounce the political dimension, attention to the common good and concern for integral human development.
Two encyclicals so far
Francis has written two encyclicals since he took office in March 2013: 2013 (“Lumen fidei – Light of faith”) and 2015 (“Laudato si – On the care of the common home”). His “Environmental Encyclical” five years ago received much international attention as a call to rethink climate protection.
(WHAT / dpa)
