Lettre des Conférences nationales des Évêques catholiques aux responsables des États membres du G8
Keywords
economic ethicseconomic justice
finance ethics
environment
environmental ethics
globalization
global ethics
global warming
human security
Catholic ethics
GE Subjects
Political ethicsEconomic ethics
Environmental ethics
Peace ethics
Development ethics
Ethics of economic systems
Ethics of global commons
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"À l'approche du Sommet du G8, qui doit se tenir au Japon, nous vous adressons cette lettre, de la part des Conférences épiscopales catholiques, à vous qui êtes les responsables de nos nations respectives, pour vous appeler à renforcer vos engagements et vos actions en faveur de la lutte contre la pauvreté dans le monde et à aborder résolument la question des transformations climatiques planétaires. Comme l'a dit le Saint-Père, le pape Benoît XVI, lors de sa visite aux Nations-Unies en avril dernier : « Les questions de sécurité, les objectifs de développement, la réduction des inégalités au niveau local et mondial, la protection de l'environnement, des ressources et du climat, requièrent que tous les responsables de la vie internationale agissent de concert et soient prêts à travailler en toute bonne foi, dans le respect du droit, et à promouvoir la solidarité dans les zones les plus fragiles de la planète. Je pense en particulier à certains pays d'Afrique qui restent encore en marge d'un véritable développement, et qui risquent ainsi de n'expérimenter que les effets négatifs de la mondialisation. »Date
2008-06-20Type
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