Ecumenical Patriarch: "Technology has value when it serves man" - Message for the opening of the 90th TIFtranslated

"The rapid development of technology in our time undoubtedly offers enormous potential for the improvement of human life. Its value, however, is not judged only by the speed of developments, nor by the economic efficiency of its applications, but primarily by whether it serves man, promotes peace and justice and respects the integrity of creation".

The above is emphasized, among others, by His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch, Mr. Bartholomeus, in his Message for the opening of the 90th Thessaloniki International Exhibition. The Patriarchal Message was read on Saturday, September 5, by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Thessaloniki, Mr. Philotheo, during the consecration of the opening of the Exhibition, which was held in the presence of the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and many state and local government officials.

In detail, the Ecumenical Patriarch states in his Message:

"We therefore send the present Patriarchal greeting at the beginning of the 90th International Exhibition of Thessaloniki, which this year takes on a special anniversary character, as it marks the centenary of the first...