Therefore, as he says, "Without truth, charity degenerates into sentimentality" (n. 3). It is, ultimately, dehumanizing: the powerful give not because the need of the giver to give exceeds the need of the receiver to receive, but instead for some ulterior end, whether it be simply to assuage a troubled conscience or, worst of all, to keep the weak dependent on the powerful who can thereby rest secure in their position of power.
This, then, defeats authentic development, which can only come about when such initiatives respect the truth about the human person. As he says: "The risk for our time is that the de facto interdependence of people and nations is not matched by ethical interaction of consciences and minds that would give rise to truly human development.