"Slaves no more, but brothers and sisters" will be the title of the Message
for the 48th World Day of Peace, the second of the papacy of
Pope Francis.
Many
people think that slavery is a thing of the past. In fact, this social plague
remains all too real in today’s world.
Last
year’s Message for 1 January 2014 was dedicated to brotherhood:
"Fraternity, the Foundation and Pathway to Peace". Being children of
God gives all human beings equal dignity as brothers and sisters.
Slavery
deals a murderous blow to this fundamental fraternity, and so to peace as well.
Peace can only exist when each human being recognizes every other person as a
brother or sister with the same dignity.
Too
many abominable forms of slavery persist in today’s world: human trafficking,
trade in migrants and prostitutes, exploitation, slave labour, and the
enslavement of women and children.
Shamefully,
individuals and groups around the world profit from this slavery. They take
advantage of the world’s many conflicts, of the economic crisis and of
corruption in order to carry out their evil.
Slavery is a terrible open wound on the contemporary social body, a
fatal running sore!
To
counter slavery effectively, the inviolable dignity of every person must be
recognized above all. Moreover, this acceptance of dignity must be anchored
solidly in fraternity. Fraternity requires us to reject any inequality which
would allow one person to enslave another. It demands instead that we act
everywhere with proximity and generosity, thus leading to liberation and
inclusion for everyone.
Our purpose is to build a civilization based on
the equal dignity of every person without discrimination. To achieve this will
also require the commitment of the media, of education and of culture to a
renewed society pledged to freedom, justice and therefore peace.
[Press
release for the 48th World Day of Peace, 1st January 2015]
HAPPY
NEW YEAR FROM THE YOUTH FOR A UNITED WORLD!
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