Don’t lose sight of the person in the refugee debate, says Archbishop

Looking at the human being should always be our standpoint when we look at any issue. That's the view of Archbishop John Wilson, who spoke to us shortly after launching his local CARITAS Southwark social action charity for South East England. The Archdiocese of Southwark not only has South London in its catchment area but also Kent and hence its coastal areas, like Dover. “At the heart of any issue is a person. And if we lose sight of the person, then we begin to work in a way that is inhuman and that is intolerable,” he said. “We must always, at the heart, see the person and value and love the person.” “It’s really, really important that when we think about the needs of the other, that other has a face and that other has a name and that other has a family – that other could be me one day, it could be you one day.”