"The current financial crisis is evidence of the irreplaceable role of the ethical principles of honesty and justice, of responsibility and sensibility in financial business, especially in risky business". This was stated by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Slovenian Bishops Conference (Ces), in a release signed by its president, mgr. Anton Stres, who recalled that one year ago, on the occasion of the World Day of Savings, he had already "drawn attention to the need for sound economic foundations, for savings and for a proper use of money". Underlying the current situation, states the release, is the separation between the "financial flows and the real market and commonsense", which is created to "immediately reap high profits". The Commission states it appreciates "the efforts made by the governments and the institutions to reduce the consequences of the crisis, especially the pledges of the Republic of Slovenia and the European Union to fix the financial market". In addition, he makes an appeal "to all the political, economic and financial institutions" to strengthen "the mechanisms that can prevent the situation getting any worse and to ensure peace, stability in society, solidarity in social bonds".
