Pope notes: Francis says the rich shouldn't rule the world

[dirk14]

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(CNN)Taking his eco-friendly message to the masses, Pope Francis called for a new system of global justice based on human rights and care for the environment rather than economic profits.

"The goods of the Earth are meant for everyone," the Pope said, "and however much someone may parade his property, it has a social mortgage."

Francis' call for environmental protection, a prevalent theme in his papacy, came on the second full day of his weeklong tour of South America. He was speaking to a group of civic leaders and indigenous people at San Francisco Church in Quito, Ecuador's capital city.

Later this week, Francis will visit Bolivia and Paraguay. Like Ecuador, both countries are home to vast natural resources but also problems like deforestation, pollution and widespread poverty.

In recent months, indigenous groups have protested Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, saying that his promotion of drilling and mining near the Amazon rainforest could ruin their ancestral homeland.

On Tuesday night, the Pope left little doubt about whose side he takes.

"The tapping of natural resources, which are so abundant in Ecuador, must not be concerned with short-term benefits," Francis said.


Source:Pope Francis says the rich shouldn't rule the world - CNN.com

He really is a pope for the changing times!!!

[M.A.D.]

Bah, it's not rich or poor ruling the world. It's the one controlling the flow of the economy. Let machines instead of people control the money supply and you will definitely have ABSOLUTE peace on earth.

[30121895]

hehehe.. then pope should give all their wealth to the poor ^_^

[dirk14]

hehehe.. then pope should give all their wealth to the poor ^_^

tinuod dato kaayo ang Vatican ug uban na Orders sa ato mahal pa kaau tuition sa mga schools nila tsk tsk tsk

[30121895]

tinuod dato kaayo ang Vatican ug uban na Orders sa ato mahal pa kaau tuition sa mga schools nila tsk tsk tsk

it is estimated bro nga sila ang usa sa pinakadato dre sa tbuok kalibotan.. ang vatican kaay dako gd kaayo nag investment sa rotschild og uban companies.. undisclosed pa jd nang ilang wealth..

mutoo rako ane sa ge enun ne pop if mismo ang vatican mupagawas sa ilang daghan kwrta para eh support sa mga poor..

[Brownman_politiks]

it is estimated bro nga sila ang usa sa pinakadato dre sa tbuok kalibotan.. ang vatican kaay dako gd kaayo nag investment sa rotschild og uban companies.. undisclosed pa jd nang ilang wealth..

mutoo rako ane sa ge enun ne pop if mismo ang vatican mupagawas sa ilang daghan kwrta para eh support sa mga poor..

its true that the Vatican is rich but the one controlling the world economy is not from the Vatican.

[30121895]

its true that the Vatican is rich but the one controlling the world economy is not from the Vatican.

xempre dili vatican ang ga control sa world economy...since usa sila sa pinaka datu dre sa kalibutan why dont they give their wealth to the poor? maski pag sugpo anang poverty sa africa dili na maka tandog sa ilang trillions of money..

[SioDenz]

Datu man gani si Quiboloi

[salbahis]

its true that the Vatican is rich but the one controlling the world economy is not from the Vatican.

world economy, yes, but the whole society is literally run by religion...

[kit_cebu]

hehehe.. then pope should give all their wealth to the poor ^_^

the pope (might) be willing...but the people who are there even after there are new popes, would they?

pa-pa-palaisipan...pa-pa-palaisipan...