“ Respect for our dignity as human beings often jars with the chaotic realities that people have to endure in city life. ”
Pope Francis, Laudato si' (24 May 2015 ). copy citation
| Author | Pope Francis |
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| Source | Laudato si' |
| Topic | reality dignity |
| Date | 24 May 2015 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-fra... |
Context
“Yet some measures needed will not prove easily acceptable to society unless substantial improvements are made in the systems themselves, which in many cities force people to put up with undignified conditions due to crowding, inconvenience, infrequent service and lack of safety.
154. Respect for our dignity as human beings often jars with the chaotic realities that people have to endure in city life. Yet this should not make us overlook the abandonment and neglect also experienced by some rural populations which lack access to essential services and where some workers are reduced to conditions of servitude, without rights or even the hope of a more dignified life.”
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