ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL STATE POLICE ASSOCIATION
Paul VI Audience Hall
[…] When legality and security are lacking, the weakest are the first to be damaged,
because they have fewer means to defend themselves and to provide for themselves.
In fact, every injustice affects above all the poorest, and all those who in various
ways can be called the “last”. Last in our world are those who leave their land because
of war and misery, and must start from scratch in a completely new context; the last
are those who have lost their homes and jobs, and are struggling to support their
families; the last are those who live marginalized and sick, or who are victims of
injustice and abuse. Be close to all of them when you try to prevent crime and when
you work to combat bullying and fraud; when you put your time and energy in the
training of young people and in the supervision of schools, in the protection of the
territory and of the artistic heritage; in organizing conferences and training for a more
active and aware citizenship. […]
