Rimini, Italy, Aug 30, 2009 / 03:10 am
Supreme Knight of Columbus Carl A. Anderson addressed the Meeting for Friendship Among the Peoples in Rimini, Italy on Friday afternoon. There, he exhorted charitable groups to cooperate in building a “civilization of love” and to follow in the footsteps of Knights of Columbus founder Michael J. McGivney.
Over 700,000 people were expected to attend the week-long meeting, which was organized by the Communion and Liberation movement.
Saying that greed, the “worst of human nature,” has been diagnosed as a large part of the economic crisis, he said:
“Many lost sight of the importance of unity – of communion – with their neighbors. And we must look to the best of humanity – to generosity, solidarity, and communion – with our neighbor as the prescription.”