Pope says love, respect for life must lead to greater justice for all

Published: 2007-05-01

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Love for neighbor and respect for human life must lead to protection of the environment, promotion of social justice and greater access to education for all, Pope Benedict XVI said. "Only charity can encourage us to place the human person once more at the center of life in society and at the center of a globalized world governed by justice," the pope said in a message to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. The academy held its annual plenary session April 27-May 1, discussing charity and justice on an international level as part of its long-term investigation into globalization. In his message, the pope said building a just society is first of all a responsibility for those involved in political leadership, but it also requires the use of reason and resolve on the part of all people to promote the common good and the dignity of each individual.

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