Fratelli Tutti

Completed during the Coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis’s new encyclical is addressed to “all people of good will, regardless of their religious convictions”. He suggests that the pandemic, terrible as it is, may help us discover a renewed sense of our common humanity. This encyclical is a reflection on humanity’s path to peace. Pope Francis begins by analysing those trends which militate against fraternity and friendship today. He proposes the Good Samaritan as a model of someone who cares for others regardless of where they are from. Amid the human conflicts, tensions and divisions present in today’s world, Pope Francis suggests respectful dialogue and proposes that we answer with “a new vision of fraternity and social friendship.” He rebukes “fundamentalist intolerance” and other forms of “shameless aggression” that get in the way of fraternal peace. Pope Francis asks, instead, that we recover kindness and forgiveness. In this task, each of us has a role. As this is not about faith and morals it is not infallible.

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