The ECPM welcomes the insights in the latest, widely appraised, Papal encyclical letter ‘Caritas in Veritate’. The latest economical crisis shows that there is a clear need for Christian values in the economy and this encyclical letter shows what these spiritual truths mean for the ‘bread and butter’ issues where people are dealing with. This becomes even clearer in the very practical points and examples Pope Benedict XVI made in ‘Caritas in Veritate’.

The ECPM agrees that the time is indeed over for unlimited growth without care and justice as Christ embodied. The poor and the creation suffer the consequences of an economy that has no higher purpose than increasing wealth for those who have enough already. A change of mind in the spirit of Christ is needed to turn around these developments.

As expressed in the latest ECPM congress on economy, the ECPM wishes to work with the insights of all Christians who aim to translate Christian faith in economical policies and economical reality. The ECPM welcomes this encyclical letter as a very valuable voice in this common Christian effort.