P R A Y I N G W I T H T H E C H U R C H
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That children may be protected and defended against every form of violence by means of the care taken by their families and of adequate social policies, all over the world.
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Focusing on the importance of protecting children and defending them against every form of violence the Holy Father draws attention to the plight of children in this new millennium. They become victims of hideous forms of exploitation in a world that trumpets its unending success in technology, communications, medicine and in every field for a more than comfortable and affluent life. Nonetheless, not everything in this new advanced age is correct, just nor right.
In the pursuit of more wealth, power, comfort and pleasure the most exploited are children and the weak. They are even denied the right to be born or to live decently. When people want to build a world ignoring God and His law, they are in fact giving rise to a situation of more suffering and injustice. Good social values are eroded in exchange for instant satisfaction and quick profit.
In this process the defenceless, children and the powerless become victims of senseless exploitation. The Lord invites us to correct these wrongs by cooperating in the great plan He has for every person and for the whole human race. The Lord entrusts His plans to us by asking us to help Him make the world more beautiful and welcoming.
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