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Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience on June 8, 2020.

Pope Francis: Human Dignity Has Serious Political Implications

Speaking via livestream from the library of the Vatican’s apostolic palace, Pope Francis said that the pandemic has “shed light on broader social ills,” including “a distorted view of the person” that ignores human dignity and “fosters an individualistic and aggressive throw-away culture, which transforms the human being into a consumer good”.