Cardinal Parolin: Wealthy nations are obliged to aid developing nations
February 13, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Pope’s Secretary of State, told participants in a conference organized by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences that the “overarching objective” of taxes and government spending “should be to cultivate a public finance framework that is not only effective but also serves as a catalyst for solidarity and development.”
“It is not sufficient to be vigilant in the fight against corruption,” he said. “There is also a moral obligation to assist those most in need and to provide education and health care. Furthermore, wealthy nations are obligated to provide aid to developing nations.”
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
Feb. 13, 2025 8:46 PM ET USA
If the government is the end all and be all charity, then can private charities that feed off the government be much more than NGO distributors of taxpayer money? The government has proper functions, such as providing safe streets and secure borders, promoting scientific and medical research and monitoring, regulating tariffs, consumer protection, schools and hospitals for those who have no religion, urban planning, limited assistance to farmers, and other essential services. But charity? Why?
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Posted by: feedback -
Feb. 13, 2025 6:45 PM ET USA
If he talks about the United States, he needs to take into account the $36 trillion of national debt that only keeps growing with each passing second.
