“ Helping the poor financially must always be a provisional solution in the face of pressing needs. The broader objective should always be to allow them a dignified life through work. ”
Pope Francis, Laudato si' (24 May 2015 ). copy citation
| Author | Pope Francis |
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| Source | Laudato si' |
| Topic | solution work |
| Date | 24 May 2015 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-fra... |
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“The goal should not be that technological progress increasingly replace human work, for this would be detrimental to humanity. Work is a necessity, part of the meaning of life on this earth, a path to growth, human development and personal fulfilment. Helping the poor financially must always be a provisional solution in the face of pressing needs. The broader objective should always be to allow them a dignified life through work. Yet the orientation of the economy has favoured a kind of technological progress in which the costs of production are reduced by laying off workers and replacing them with machines. This is yet another way in which we can end up working against ourselves.”
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