The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis, used his weekly address to address at the St Peter’s Square to criticize the “culture of waste” food.
He said: “This culture of waste has made us insensitive even to the waste and disposal of food, which is even more despicable when all over the world, unfortunately, many individuals and families are suffering from hunger and malnutrition.
“Once our grandparents were very careful not to throw away any leftover food. Consumerism has led us to become used to an excess and daily waste of food, to which, at times we are no longer able to give a just value.
“Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of the poor and the hungry.”
He said: “Are we truly cultivating and caring for creation? Or are we exploiting and neglecting it?
“Cultivating and caring for creation is God’s indication given to each one of us not only at the beginning of history. It means nurturing the world with responsibility and transforming it into a garden, a habitable place for everyone.”
This is a positive initiative by Pope Francis and we hope those who have enough to eat will feed the poor with the excess food they have
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