FOR AN ECONOMIC ETHICS OF CARE. BIBLICAL INCITEMENTS FROM LAUDATO SI’

Abstract

This article considers some theological principles proclaimed by Pope Francis in his encyclical Laudato Si where he deals with the topic of corruption that produces global crisis: economic, ecological and energy crisis that affect the quality of life of those most in need. Taking as example the faith of the Apostle Paul in Rm 8, he proposes an ethics of care for creation as a form of resistance to apathy, resignation and falsehood, so common in situations of suffering. This article provides and opens perspectives on how to preserve and have positive and creative attitudes toward injustice and per-sonal, ecological and global destruction. The principle of compassion/mercy is ap-proached from the female meal and communal feast as an alternative to the current economic model.