Even the pope is on board with the labor shortage, urging prayers for 'people who suffer from depression or burnout'
tackles labor issues head-on and, as is characteristic of the pope who has broken with Catholic tradition in a variety of progressive ways, Francis was pro-worker in his statement. Tackling the changing of the seasons, his prayer surveyed the seasonal affective disorder that arises in the Northern Hemisphere, as"sadness, apathy, and spiritual tiredness end up dominating people's lives, who are overloaded due to the rhythm of life today.
Some react to these feelings by turning to false promises of solutions to these spiritual problems but, the pope said,"There is no solution." Instead he counsels turning to the words of Jesus, particularly those that pertain to the labor market: "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."Pope Francis is no stranger to weighing in on the socioeconomic troubles of the world. In, the bishop of Rome offered an entire litany of prayers directly calling on corporate and financial elites to address inequalities.
In that speech, Francis asked pharmaceutical companies to open up vaccine patents, mining, and oil businesses to promote conservation, and tech companies to"stop exploiting human weakness, people's vulnerability, for the sake of profits without caring about the spread of hate speech, grooming, fake news, conspiracy theories, and political manipulation."
Francis has often taken a more activist tone than his predecessors, emphasizing a more leftist approach to the woes of the poor and downtrodden in the spirit of the
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