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...Pope Francis has sent a message to the World Economic Forum at Davos Tuesday, condemning the isolationism and individualism that "characterizes too much contemporary debate."
..."All too often materialistic or utilitarian visions, sometimes hidden, sometimes celebrated, lead to practices and structures motivated largely, or even solely, by self-interest," the pope said, in reiterating his firm belief in multilateralism.
...The pontiff praised the World Economic Forum, saying it has "provided an arena where political will and mutual cooperation can be guided and strengthened in overcoming the isolationism, individualism and ideological colonization that sadly characterizes too much contemporary debate."
..."Trust in dialogue between people and between nations, in multilateralism, in the role of international organizations, in diplomacy as an instrument for comprehension and understanding, is indispensable for building a peaceful world," Francis said in a video-message recorded in the company of António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations.
..."It is necessary to recognize ourselves as members of a single humanity and take care of our earth that, generation after generation, has been entrusted to us by God in custody so that we cultivate it and leave it in inheritance to our children," Francis said.
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