Pope Francis spoke to the Italian National Association of Mutilated and Invalid Workers on Sept. 13 and used the time to discuss the tragedy of workplace accidents, Dexter Tilo of Human Resources Director New Zealand reported.
“We cannot get used to accidents at work nor resign ourselves to indifference towards them,” the Pope said. “We cannot accept the waste of human life. Deaths and injuries are a tragic social impoverishment that affects everyone, not just the companies or families involved.”