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 United Nations (UN) General Assembly, New York, USA, where he also took a swipe at capitalism, Corporations and their agents over the increasing spate of poverty, inequality and environmental degradation.
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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