Three days before a G7 summit in France, the Catholic Churches of the participating countries are launching a joint call on Friday June 12 to political leaders to “build bridges for peace, justice and human dignity”.
“The G7 bears a particular responsibility for the global common good. Also, the decisions taken by its member states have direct consequences on the people, on international stability and on the future of young generations,” said in a press release the presidents of the episcopates of the countries concerned (Germany, Canada, United States, France, Italy, Japan and United Kingdom), who for the occasion formed a unique collective called “Church 7”.
“Faced with growing geopolitical tensions and the progressive weakening of the international order, we call on the G7 States to reaffirm their commitment to authentic multilateralism,” they add. Starting Monday in Evian, the Europeans will try to bridge the gap that separates them from Donald Trump on the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.
Establish “clear international rules” on AI
Religious leaders also plead, on artificial intelligence, to “establish clear international rules so that new technologies are put at the service of the human person and the common good” via “human and democratic governance” and “clear ethical principles”.
The collective also calls on G7 leaders to “take courageous and real measures to accelerate a just ecological transition” in the face of climate change. “The most industrialized countries have a particular responsibility because of their level of resource consumption and their historical contribution to global warming,” he explains. “Migrants and refugees must always be welcomed with dignity and humanity,” they add, while recognizing “the legitimate responsibility of States to preserve the common good.”
Finally, it “also encourages the G7 States to promote education in dialogue, respect for religious and cultural differences as well as a pedagogy of happy memory, the foundation of a future of peace. »
