A concrete and utopic character

According to the liberal daily Corriere del Ticino the social encyclical is of a surprisingly concrete yet at the same time utopian character: "The most astonishing aspect is the precision of the proposals on how to meet the global economic crisis. … But the utopian tinge of the document is also surprising. … The message of the Pope is particularly precise when it addresses entrepreneurs and bankers. … The agents of the financial world must rediscover the ethic foundations of their activities so as to avoid abusing the highly refined instruments that can be used to deceive savers. Honest intentions, transparency and the search for results are compatible with each other and should never be separated. When the encyclical deals with these points it transcends the scope of a purely theological document on the centrality of connections between the economy, public spirit, politics and ethics and becomes a fundamental reflection addressed to everyone - believers and non-believers alike."

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