The Pope said that the crisis is the opportunity to achieve a more just society

Benedict XVI reiterated today that the current economic crisis is a crisis of "ethical" and said to be "the opportunity" to retrieve the values for achieving a society "more just, equitable and solidarity, which promotes the integral good of man".

The Pope also stated that the economic and financial crisis has its roots in individualism, "which leads man to close in his own world and worry only about their needs without worrying about others".

The Pontiff made these statements in the speech that addressed the members of the Council of Rome in the region of Lazio (to which belongs the Italian capital) and the province of Rome, in the traditional meeting to congratulate the new year.

The Bishop of Rome stated that in the eternal city and Lazio "are" the effects of the economic and financial crisis that affects many parts of the world and insisted that the roots of the u000asame are "ethical".

Benedict XVI emphasized that the crisis can be the occasion for society as a whole check if the values considered fundamental for living are or need to be a "genuine renewal" of the same to make it "more just, equitable and solidarity-based and promote not only economic recovery, but it also promotes the integral good of man".

In addition to individualism and selfishness that leads men to worry only about their needs, the Pope also denounced other evils of modern society.

"Speculation on rents, the entrance to increasingly difficult for young people in the world of work, the loneliness of many older people, the anonymity that characterizes life in the neighborhoods of cities and eyes often surface on the situations of marginalization and poverty are also consequences of this individualist mindset," said the Pontiff.

Pope Ratzinger u000aHe advocated the strengthening of the value of solidarity and said it is "a requirement of charity and justice" that in the difficult moments that have greater availability help those who have problems.

Benedict XVI urged the rulers to help families, especially those which have some of its members without jobs, and young people, "who are the most penalized by the lack of work".

In this regard it noted that a solidarity-based society should always bear in mind the young generations, putting in place appropriate policies that favor accommodation at affordable prices and the creation of work.

"This is important to avoid the risk of young people falling into the hands of illegal organizations, which offer easy profits and do not respect the values of human life," he added.

Benedict XVI pleaded that the culture of the host, the legality and solidarity are fundamental values of u000asociety.

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