Caritas in Veritate
(In Charity and Truth)
Profit is useful if it serves as a means towards an end…Once profit becomes the exclusive goal…without the common good as its ultimate end, it risks destroying wealth and creating poverty.
Following the global financial crisis of 2009, Benedict reflects on the relationship between charity and truth in the pursuit of human development.
It emphasizes the need for integral human development, encompassing not only economic and technological progress, but also the spiritual and moral dimensions of the human person.