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I Recognize That Globalization Has Helped Many People Rise Out Of Poverty, But It Has Also Damned Many Others To Starve To Death. It Is True That Global Wealth Is Growing In Absolute Terms, But Inequalities Have Also Grown And New Poverty Arisen.

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I Recognize That Globalization

Pope Francis

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I Recognize That Globalization Has Helped Many People Rise Out Of Poverty, But It Has Also Damned Many Others To Starve To Death. It Is True That Global Wealth Is Growing In Absolute Terms, But Inequalities Have Also Grown And New Poverty Arisen.

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I Recognize That Globalization Has Helped Many People Rise Out Of Poverty, But It Has Also Damned Many Others To Starve To Death. It Is True That Global Wealth Is Growing In Absolute Terms, But Inequalities Have Also Grown And New Poverty Arisen.

Every Child That Isn't Born, But Is Unjustly Condemned To Be Aborted, Has The Face Of Jesus Christ, Has The Face Of The Lord.

It Is The Disease Of Cowards, Who Do Not Have The Courage To Speak Upfront And So Talk Behind One's Back... Watch Out Against The Terrorism Of Gossip!

We Cannot Be Christians Part-time. If Christ Is At The Center Of Our Lives, He Is Present In All That We Do.

From Rome, Now The Nuncio Is On The Border Where [ukrainians] Are Fighting, Helping Soldiers And The Wounded. The Church Of Rome Has Sent So Much Help There. It's Always Peace, Agreements. We Must Respect The Minsk Accords And So On. This Is The Entirety. But, Don't Get Scared By That Phrase. And This Is A Lesson That A Piece Of News Must Be Interpreted With The Hermeneutic Of Everything And Not Just A Part.

The Proclamation Of The Gospel Is Destined Primarily To The Poor, To Those Who Often Lack The Essentials For A Decent Life. The Good News Is First Announced To Them, That God Loves Them Before All Others And Comes To Visit Them Through The Acts Of Charity That The Disciples Of Christ Carry Out In His Name.

Man Has Slapped Nature In The Face. If You Slap It, It Will Slap You Back.

If We Wish To Follow Christ Closely, We Cannot Choose An Easy, Quiet Life. It Will Be A Demanding Life, But Full Of Joy.

We Need To Reflect With Great Seriousness About Why Many Young People Don't Feel Like Getting Married... For Fear Of Failure, Many Do Not Want To Even Think About It... Many People Believe The Change That Has Taken Place In Recent Decades Was Set In Motion By The Emancipation Of Women. But This Argument Is Not Valid, It Is An Insult, A Form Of Misogyny.

The Media Only Writes About The Sinners And The Scandals, He Said, But That's Normal, Because 'a Tree That Falls Makes More Noise Than A Forest That Grows.

Each Individual Christian And Every Community Is Called To Be An Instrument Of God For The Liberation And Promotion Of The Poor.

It's Best To Not Confuse Optimism With Hope. Optimism Is A Psychological Attitude Toward Life. Hope Goes Further. It Is An Anchor That One Hurls Toward The Future, It's What Lets You Pull On The Line And Reach What You're Aiming For And Head In The Right Direction. Hope Is Also Theological: God Is There, Too.

If Globalization Seeks To Bring All Of Us Together, But To Do So Respecting Each Person, Each Individual Person's Peculiarity, That Globalization Is Good And Makes Us Good And Grow And Leads To Peace.

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