To: Alex Murphy
The German Pope, who has condemned the effects of colonialism before, said rich countries had also hurt poor countries spiritually by belittling or trying to wipe out their own cultural and spiritual traditions. He does have a point with the above. The UN and its agencies have been doing their best to force abortion and contraception on Third World countries, and much of it is funded by the U.S.
3 posted on
04/04/2007 7:48:39 AM PDT by
Pyro7480
("Jesu, Jesu, Jesu, esto mihi Jesus" -St. Ralph Sherwin's last words at Tyburn)
To: Pyro7480
It sounds more like a typical leftist “anti globalization” rant to me.
Good thing he’s infallible, huh?
4 posted on
04/04/2007 7:52:21 AM PDT by
GovernmentIsTheProblem
(Capitalism is the economic expression of individual liberty. Pass it on.)
To: Pyro7480
God has indeed blessed us with Pope Benedict.
19 posted on
04/04/2007 8:14:24 AM PDT by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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