VATICAN CITY (EFE).— The Pope Leo XIV stated yesterday that “no policy can serve the people” if it excludes the weak and “to those who are about to come into the world” and cited the Mother Teresa of Calcutta when he said that “the greatest destroyer of peace is abortion.”
The American pontiff spoke these words when receiving the young people who participated in the proyecto “One Humanity, One Planet”, a biennial training program in political action promoted by the NGO New Humanity of the Focolare Movement, in collaboration with the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.
“I invite you to reflect on the fact that there will be no peace without ending the war that humanity wages on itself by discarding the weak, by excluding the poor, by remaining indifferent to refugees and the oppressed. Only those who care for the last can achieve truly great things,” the Pope told the young people.
And remembered that the saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa of Calcutta He stated in this regard that “the greatest destroyer of peace is abortion.”
“His voice remains prophetic: no policy can serve people if it excludes from life those who are about to come into the world, if it does not assist those who suffer from material and spiritual needs,” León emphasized.
He indicated that it is urgent for young people to dedicate their energies to peace, “especially in times plagued by so much injustice, violence and war.”
“Today, their role as leaders therefore implies a growing responsibility for peace: not only between nations, but also where they live, study and work daily,” he added.
“Yes, peace is above all a gift, because we received it from those who preceded us in history: it is a gift for which we must be grateful. Peace is an alliance that entrusts us with a common commitment: to honor it when it exists and realize it when it is lacking,” he said.
And he stressed that “politics plays an irreplaceable social role here: therefore, I urge you to cooperate more and more in the study of forms of participation that involve all citizens, men and women, in the institutional life of the States.”
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