Link: Pope Says Rich Nations "Plundered" 3rd World

Saturday, 7 April 2007, 3:20 pm
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Pope Says Rich Nations "Plundered" Third World

Vatican City - Rich countries bent on power and profit have mercilessly "plundered and sacked" Africa and other poor regions and exported to them the "cynicism of a world without God," Pope Benedict writes in his first book.

The Pope also condemns drug trafficking and sexual tourism, saying they are signs of a world brimming with "people who are empty" yet living among abundant material goods.

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http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/040507T.shtml
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-pope-book.html

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