2023-08-21 02:00:00
Later, he warned that “the fear of riots and violence, the prospect of disturbances in the established balances, the need to act effectively in emergencies can lead to the temptation to make exceptions, to limit —at least temporarily— the State of right in the search for easy and immediate solutions”.
In this sense, he asked the lawyers of the member countries of the Council of Europe to demand that “the rule of law is never subject to the slightest exception, not even in times of crisis.” “The reason is that the rule of law is at the service of the human person and seeks to protect their dignity, and this does not allow exceptions.”
In his speech, Pope Francis stressed that threats to freedoms and the rule of law in democracies come not only from external crises, but also from a misconception of human nature that weakens its protection and opens the door to abuses under the appearance of the good.
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