Benedict XVI: promote a culture of legality

In a traditional New Year's address to Rome and Lazio administrators, the Pope, who is also the Bishop of Rome, urged the institutional representatives to support families and young people, who are suffering the current lack of employment opportunities more than most.

"Openness to others, solidarity and the rule of law must be the fundamental values from which to approach the New Year with greater confidence" he began. The Pope then spoke of the difficulties citizens face in grappling with the economic constraints and noted once again that the crisis is "deeply rooted" in an ethical crisis. The Pope did not fail to point out some of the evils of this individualistic mentality: the speculation in re ...

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