Friday, April 29, 2011

Church Fails to Act on Time

By wadner Pierre


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Photo by Darren ell
It seems from time to time that the Catholic Church has been deliberately late in addressing the real issues that face God's children on this earth.
As we all know, the Catholic Church in particular has been an instrument for powerful European countries in the past, abandoning its mission to be the voice of the voiceless and to make the poor feel that they belong to the kingdom of God as much as the rich do.
In his Easter Sunday address, the pope urged the world to welcome people who are fleeing their countries because of wars or violence. He said, "May help come from all sides to those fleeing conflict and to refugees from various African countries who have been obliged to leave all that is dear to them."