"I would like to highlight the risk entailed in focusing solely on pragmatism or placing merit above all things, namely the unintended consequence of justifying the exclusion of those on the margins from benefiting from progress," the Pope said.
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00:00Pope Francis was welcomed by Singapore's president and government officials on the final leg
00:07of his trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania.
00:10He arrived in one of the world's richest countries from one of its poorest, Timor-Leste.
00:15During his visit, he praised Singapore's economic development as a testament to human ingenuity,
00:21but urged the city-state to look after the weakest as well.
00:25The pontiff called especially for dignified pay and conditions for migrant workers who
00:31helped build Singapore into a global financial powerhouse.
00:35Francis' visit will include a speech to political authorities and a mass at Singapore's National
00:40Stadium, which the Vatican expects to draw around 55,000 people.
00:46Singapore is one of the most religiously diverse countries in the world, and Francis is expected
00:51to encourage its small but growing Catholic community.
00:55The pope will also hold private meetings with Singapore's president and prime minister.
01:00For many Catholics in Singapore, this will be their first time seeing a pope.
01:05The last pope to visit was John Paul II in 1986.