Pope Francis said people should
be at the centre of policy, rather than the quest for power and
profit, in his message to World Economic Forum in Davos.
"The overriding consideration, never to be forgotten, is that
we are all members of the one human family," the message read.
"The moral obligation to care for one another flows from this
fact, as does the correlative principle of placing the human
person, rather than the mere pursuit of power or profit, at the
very centre of public policy.
"This duty, moreover, is incumbent upon business sectors and
governments alike, and is indispensable in the search for
equitable solutions to the challenges we face.
"As a result it is necessary to move beyond short-term
technological or economic approaches and to give full
consideration to the ethical dimension in seeking resolutions to
present problems or proposing initiatives for the future".
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