Pope Francis addresses the WFP Rome headquarters, June, 13, 2016. Credit: L’Oservatore Romano/CNA
“In a world where information is brought instantly to our fingertips, society is becoming increasingly anesthetized to the suffering brought about by poverty, Pope Francis told the United Nations’ World Food Programme on Monday.
“We are bombarded by so many images that we see pain, but do not touch it; we hear weeping, but do not comfort it; we see thirst but do not satisfy it,” the Pope said during the visit to the WFP Rome headquarters. “All those human lives turn into one more news story.”
In prepared remarks delivered in his native Spanish, the pontiff said the global interconnectedness created by modern communications technologies has led to an “information overload” which is increasingly making us “immune to other people’s tragedies.”
“It is not enough to offer broad reflections or engage in endless discussion, constantly repeating things everyone knows.”“
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