Francis warns greed of man will ‘destroy the world’: Pope says earth will not forgive abuse of its resources for profit and urges world leaders to help the hungry
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Pope Francis has warned that planet earth could face a doomsday scenario if the world does not stop abusing its resources for profit
The pontiff warned that nature would exact revenge, and urged the world’s leaders to rein in their greed and help the hungry.
He told the Second International Conference on Nutrition (CIN2) in Rome: ‘God always forgives, but the earth does not.
Pope Francis has warned that planet earth would not forgive the abuse of its resources for profit, and urged the world’s leaders to rein in their greed and help the hungry
‘Take care of the earth so it does not respond with destruction.’
The three-day meeting aimed at tackling malnutrition, and included representatives from 190 countries.
It was organised by the UN food agency (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) in the Italian capital.
The 77-year old said the world had ‘paid too little heed to those who are hungry.’
While the number of undernourished people dropped by over half in the past two decades, 805 million people were still affected in 2014.
‘It is also painful to see the struggle against hunger and malnutrition hindered by ‘market priorities’, the ‘primacy of profit’, which reduce foodstuffs to a commodity like any other, subject to speculation and financial speculation in particular,’ Francis said.
He told the Second International Conference on Nutrition (CIN2) in Rome: ‘God always forgives, but the earth does not’
‘The hungry remain at the street corner… and ask for a healthy diet. We ask for dignity, not for charity,’ he said.
He urged the world’s population to have ‘mutual respect, instead of fighting between themselves, damaging and impoverishing the planet.’
While he praised the work of the FAO and WHO in getting the delegates to adopt a ‘Rome Declaration on Nutrition’ and ‘Framework for Action’, he called on those drawing up ‘rules and technical measures’ not to lose sight of the hungry man ‘fighting for survival’.
‘Feed the hungry, save life on the planet,’ Francis said at the end of his speech which was met with a standing ovation.
The declaration focuses on improving access to healthy food but also the growing problem of inactive over-eaters.
Two billion people suffer from deficiencies in nutrients such as vitamin A, iron and zinc – a condition known as ‘hidden hunger’ by experts – while 42 million children and 500 million adults are overweight or obese.