12 November 2018 | Address of His Holiness

ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE PLENARY SESSION OF THE PONTIFICAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Consistory Hall

[…] I welcome the fact that the Academy also concentrates on the new knowledge
necessary to confront the scourges of contemporary society. The world’s peoples
rightly ask to take part in forming their own societies. The universal rights we
proclaim must become reality for all, and science can contribute decisively to this
process and to breaking down the barriers that stand in its way. I thank the Academy
of Sciences for its valued cooperation in combating the crime against humanity that
is human trafficking for the sake of forced labor, prostitution and organ trafficking. I
stand at your side in this battle for humanity. […]