By Kayode Ogundele -
The leader of the
Catholics world-wide, His Holiness, Pope Francis I, has decried the incessant
cases of destruction of worship centres in Nigeria and the rest of Africa where
Boko Haram and other terrorist groups continue to pound on Christian and
Islamic worship centres.
The cleric spoke on
Friday at his celebrated address at the
The Catholic
Pontiff who arrived the UN headquarters at about 2.30pm Nigerian time spoke
vehemently against the depraving forces of capitalism to humanity.
While commending
the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon for the honour, Pope Francis said that
“The need for greater equity is especially true in the case of those bodies
with effective executive capability, such as the Security Council, the
Financial Agencies and the groups or mechanisms specifically created to deal
with economic crises.
“This will help limit every kind of abuse or usury, especially where developing
countries are concerned.
“The International
Financial Agencies should care for the sustainable development of countries and
should ensure that they are not subjected to oppressive lending systems which,
far from promoting progress, subject people to mechanisms which generate
greater poverty, exclusion and dependence.”
He said the misuse
and destruction of the environment are also accompanied by a relentless process
of exclusion.
“In effect, a
selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to
the misuse of available natural resources and to the exclusion of the weak and
disadvantaged, either because they are differently abled (handicapped), or
because they lack adequate information and technical expertise, or are
incapable of decisive political action,” said the Pope.
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