Rome, Italy, Jul 24, 2009 / 10:08 am
At a recent congress in Rome on Pope Benedict XVI’s new encyclical, Caritas in veritate, Italy’s Minister of Economy and Finances, Giulio Tremonti, said the document constitutes “a true guide for politics,” as it reaffirms the centrality of the human person in society.
During his remarks, which were published by L’Osservatore Romano, Tremonti said, “The old progressive dream of self-sufficiency” no longer works. What is needed is “an effort to promote the common good of society.” For this reason, Caritas in veritate constitutes “the first important document of analysis and reflection of the new world” in which ideologies understood as formulas for domination have been overcome.