Cardinal Turkson Discusses Vatican Involvement in Global Economic Projects (World Economic Forum, The Great Reset), by Edward Pentin

The prefect for the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development speaks on how the Holy See collaborates with secular organizations while promoting the Gospel.

By Edward Pentin, EWTN News, February 10, 2021

Edward Pentin Edward Pentin began reporting on the Pope and the Vatican with Vatican Radio before moving on to become the Rome correspondent for the Register. …

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has become increasingly involved in global projects aimed at improving the state of the world, especially in the face of the continuing COVID-19 crisis, and has faced criticism for it in some cases. And one of the dicasteries at the forefront of that involvement is the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development headed by Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson.

The Vatican department has been closely involved, for example, in the Council for Inclusive Capitalism, a collaborative venture instigated by wealthy and influential business leaders wishing to build a “more inclusive, sustainable and trusted economic system.” The dicastery has also had a long engagement with the annual World Economic Forum meetings in Davos, Switzerland, that bring together high-level political and business leaders. Cardinal Turkson contributed to its January meeting this year, held mostly online, on the theme of “The Great Reset” — the WEF’s oft-debated proposal to “reset capitalism” with the aim of creating a greener, more sustainable future. …

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