Pope Francis: Civilised Slavery?

Most of the world has believed they moved on and changed from what it used to be back when slaves were around; however, if anything, history repeats itself once again. What is known as “abuse of workers”, is known to Pope Francis as “civilised slavery. All over the world, there are workplaces that harass and torment their workers; these employers essentially “suck” and drain the “blood” and efforts they put into their work, hence why Pope Francis calls these type of people “Bloodsuckers.” The Pope truly condemns these sort of employers for they live on people’s blood. It is a major exploitation and a mortal sin. “Those poor people become slaves. We think of the here and now, the same thing happens all over the world.” – Pope Francis The main problem that Pope Francis finds with “civilised slavery” is that it involves the exploitation of people. “We might think that slaves no longer exist: they exist.” Although …show more content…
“We do not get dignity from power or money or culture. We get dignity from work,” however, more and more societies begin to put profits above human dignity. As the world comes to a lower point, another problem arises from the loss of freedom and dignity. Unemployment and the possibility of an era that does no labour. “We are running the risk of having a generation that does not work. From work comes a person’s dignity.” Pope Francis does not want us to lose our dignity, through our rights (Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests & Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment) Pope Francis encourages the unemployed to find and create work for themselves. “God give us work—teach us to fight for work. Not paying fairly, not giving a job because you are only looking at how to make a profit, that goes against