In relation to the social and environmental crisis, the Pope drew inspiration from the writings of Saint Paul to point out that "all creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth until now." In this regard, he denounced that many powerful sectors ignore this call: "Many powerful do not hear this cry: the wealth of the earth is in the hands of a few, very few, increasingly concentrated — unjustly — in the hands of those who often do not want to listen to the groaning of the earth and the poor." Under the premise that "to wait is to generate," Pope Leo XIV exhorted the faithful to take an active role in the preservation of the world and social justice, stating that "our task is to generate, not to steal." The Supreme Pontiff emphasized that the planet's wealth is "increasingly concentrated, unjustly" in the hands of a few and recalled that the destiny of the goods of creation is for the participation of all humanity. Before the faithful gathered in the Vatican this Saturday, the Bishop of Rome linked the concept of hope with the generative capacity, differentiating it from arrogance and aggressive fear. During his catechesis, focused on the conclusion of the Holy Year, the Pope stressed that hope is a force from God that "makes to be born and to be reborn." Likewise, he placed the Virgin Mary as a model of this virtue, pointing out that Marian prayer reflects one of us who generates. Finally, the Pope indicated that although the Jubilee comes to an end, the commitment of the faithful must continue, since "the pain of the earth and the poor is like that of childbirth" and the ultimate goal is the transformation of the present world into a "garden-city" where all creatures coexist in harmony.
