The Pope has recently commented on the current state of the world economy and urged changes in the roles that international institutions play in regulating the economy. The Pope’s message was also critical of some of the policies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
While the Pope speaks from a position of power and respect, his comments on how to fix the economy and who should be responsible are ones I wish he would keep to himself. Any discussion he wishes to have about business capitalism and the role of governments should only focus on business “ethics”. Business ethics, or the lack thereof, has caused much of our economic crisis. If people would do the right thing and demonstrate the type of responsibility that not only the Pope expects but is the basis for living an enriched life, we wouldn’t have the level of home foreclosures, bank failures or Wall Street greed we have today.
The Pope might be able to influence what the core values of people should look like and link that to a success model. The Pope cannot influence the how government or institutions should work – nor do we want him to.
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