Globalization Must Be Regulated, Says John Paul II

Catholic.org ^ | 5.02.03 | Editor

[RedBloodedAmerican]

VATICAN CITY, MAY 2, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Citing what he sees as a lack of effective mechanisms to direct the process of globalization, John Paul II proposed "a new constitutional organization of the human family."

The Pope addressed the issue of "The Governance of Globalization" when he met today with some 70 scientists, writers, philosophers, economists, sociologists and jurists, members of the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences. The "processes by which capital, goods, information, technology and knowledge are exchanged and circulated throughout the world today often elude the traditional mechanisms of regulatory control put in place by national governments and international agencies," the Holy Father said in his address.

"Special interests and the demands of the market frequently predominate over concern for the common good," he added. "This tends to leave the weaker members of society without adequate protection and can subject entire peoples and cultures to a formidable struggle for survival."

"Moreover, it is disturbing to witness a globalization that exacerbates the conditions of the needy, that does not sufficiently contribute to resolving situations of hunger, poverty and social inequality, that fails to safeguard the natural environment," the Pope said.

"These aspects of globalization can give rise to extreme reactions, leading to excessive nationalism, religious fanaticism and even acts of terrorism," he warned.

He continued: "All of this is far-removed from the concept of an ethically responsible globalization capable of treating all peoples as equal partners and not as passive instruments. Accordingly, there can be little doubt of the need for guidelines that will place globalization firmly at the service of authentic human development -- the development of every person and of the whole person -- in full respect of the rights and dignity of all."

The "true success of globalization will be measured by the extent that it enables every person to enjoy the basic goods of food and housing, of education and employment, of peace and social progress, of economic development and justice," the Pontiff said.

However, this "goal cannot be achieved without guidance from the international community and adequate regulation on the part of the worldwide political establishment," he continued.

Consequently, "now is the time to work together for a new constitutional organization of the human family, an organization that would be in a position to meet the new demands of a globalized world," the Pope said.

"This does not mean creating a 'global super-state,' but continuing the processes already under way to increase democratic participation and promote political transparency and accountability," he concluded.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

For discussion and educational purposes, only

[RedBloodedAmerican]

You will be assimilated!

[Cedric]

The poor old guy is senile! And some malevolent underlings are pushing this stuff in front of him to read {mumble}.

[sinkspur]

This is the kind of tripe that continues to give truth to the claim that the Vatican is socialist.

[joesnuffy]

Globalization Must Be Regulated.....
By us :)
& you veel like eet

[Search4Truth]

With all do respect to his eminence, would he please just STFU.

[Clara Lou]

The more this man speaks, the less I like anything he has to say.

[hgro]

"Special interests and the demands of the market frequently predominate over concern for the common good"

The common good includes removing all of the homosexuals and pedophiles from the ranks of the priesthood. The Pope doesn't seem too interested in doing this and returning the Catholic Church a little credibility. Instead, he (or his controllers) seem intent on changing the subject.

[George W. Bush]

A spiritual monarch favors regulating global governance (socialism). Maybe he should regulate pedophile priests inside his own church before he asks us to listen to such drivel.

[Pyro7480]

Just because the Pope isn't a free-market purist automatically makes him a socialist? You may think what he is advocating it is socialism, but it is not. It seems that some people that anything that isn't a pure market system is "socialism." That is absurd. Russell Kirk, one of the founding fathers of the conservative movement, was no socialist, but he was also a critic of American consumerism. He is just warning that materialism is a selfish ideology.

The Pope is concerned for the good of humanity. The way globalization has been going has not been completely good morally. People with short memories may forget that the Pope was a major figure in the destruction of the Soviet Evil Empire. He sees that communism is evil. The Church also teaches that socialism, modernism, and communism are systems that are contrary to Church teaching. So the Pope is coming from that world view. There are plenty of conservatives who aren't completely libertarian (small "l") or objectivist in thought when it comes to the market, but their conservative credentials aren't questioned for the most part. The way some of these market purists are acting, they would be condemning Jesus for being a "socialist."

[donmeaker]

Globalization and the market are the best tools developed yet to promote the welfare of the common people. Rather than breaking up families through immigration, it permits moving the work to where the workers are. The elvated salaries which come from working productively for the world economy lift all the people willing to work through out the world.

Those are the facts. Facts do not convince these people.

Of course, the notion that the True God would chose to work through a bureaucracy of sexually repressed perverts make the idea of logic and fact irrelevent.

[donmeaker]

Globalization and the market are the best tools developed yet to promote the welfare of the common people. Rather than breaking up families through immigration, it permits moving the work to where the workers are. The elvated salaries which come from working productively for the world economy lift all the people willing to work through out the world.

Those are the facts. Facts do not convince these people.

Of course, the notion that the True God would chose to work through a bureaucracy of sexually repressed perverts make the idea of logic and fact irrelevent.

[Bernard]

Actually, instead of pedophiles, most of the offenders have been predatory homosexuals. The difference is important to some people, especially liberal media types who don't want to offend homosexuals.

[beckett]

With his enemic response to the sexual abuse scandals, his shortsighted and in the final analysis coldhearted support of Saddam's regime, and now this simpleminded anti-capitalist stance with regard to the globalization of markets, the Pope has shown in the last two years that a great figure in history can lose the qualities that made him great and outstay his usefulness on the world stage.

It almost seems that in his dotage, with his mental faculites greatly dulled, the Pope has come under the influence of some of the blacker elements in the Curia.

[Salvation]

**The Pope is concerned for the good of humanity.**

Nothing else needs to be said!

[Pyro7480]

Thanks for the support. I'm just getting sick of some people who always have their "free market blinders" on. They often senselessly attack people who look at the market in a moral fasion. It gets absurd at times.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list

[yoe]

Global Good...

An anachronism for "Elitist" There is never global good except for a few and guidance from the international community is another misnomer for “bottom-less-pit to nowhere.” a-la United Nations. The Pope has been misled - again.

[sinkspur]

I'm just getting sick of some people who always have their "free market blinders" on. They often senselessly attack people who look at the market in a moral fasion. It gets absurd at times.

When's the last time the Pope had anything good to say about the free market? I can't recall, it's been so long.

He's also been on an "anti-US" jag of late, what with his opposition to the war on Iraq, this tweaking of capitalism, and his feeble response to Castro's latest outrages with his "we will continue to pursue democracy in Cuba."

I really don't think John Paul is calling the shots any more; instead he's reading the rants of Euro cardinals who deplore the United States.

[headsonpikes]

BINGO!

Good post.