His eminence the pope Leo XIV has been on an impressive visit to South America. What a wonderful succes.
I truly believe, that the renaissance that the church is going through is realized in a much more sound and exemplary church. It’s going really well.
One the issues that I REALLY agree with his eminence Leo about, is the criticism of austerity measures, that has been on vogue in South America.
I work a lot with the poor a dispossessed here in Denmark, and austerity has hurt the dispossessed a lot.
Not only lack of funds, but also a system that is corrupting.
The fights I have with corrupted caretakers is pretty devastating.
The poor need more than just material support, also shelter in terms of legal issues and so on is paramount.
My point is, see it from the perspective of a mother loosing her child to the system, a father without the ability to see his son. Because the system moves over his legal rights.
Being so close to the world of the dispossessed is a dangerous and often totally heartbreaking position.
The poor needs real support, in many ways. But essentially, if we help people to help themselves, that is where it’s the best.
It’s called empowerment.
G-d bless the empowerment of those with the smallest foothold in life, may we help and support.
