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VATICAN DOSSIER
5-Year Timeline Proposed for Pius XII Archives
Pope's Pauline Catechesis Published
Vatican Archives Present New Galileo Volume
DVD a "Chance to Meet St. Paul Today"

WORLD FEATURES
Obama Promises Conscience Protection
Yad Vashem Honor Sought for Pius XII
Holy See Requests Tangible Relief for the Needy
Prelate Urges Rediscovery of God's Word

DOCUMENTS AT ZENIT WEB PAGE
Archbishop Chaput's Address at Bible Conference

DOCUMENTS
Holy See on Economic Crisis and Development

VATICAN DOSSIER

5-Year Timeline Proposed for Pius XII Archives

VATICAN CITY, JULY 2, 2009 (Zenit.org).- According to the prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives, the documents regarding Pius XII and his actions to help Jews during World War II could be ready for release in five years.

Bishop Sergio Pagano gave a five to six year timeline to complete the cataloguing of the documents. He spoke of the work today during a briefing about the release of a new volume on documents pertaining to the Galileo case.

The prelate said the Pope will determine the exact publication date for the Pius XII documents, but that date depends on the completion of the work to catalogue the some 16 million documents from the 1939-1958 pontificate.

Bishop Pagano said there are more than 700 boxes of documents from the Secretariat of State and nunciatures , which have evidence of Pius XII's charitable efforts during the war.

"Whoever approached him -- soldiers, prisoners, pastors who had had their churches destroyed […] -- the Pope helped them with incredible charity," the prefect said. He added that the Holy See distributed great sums of money during and after the war.

Bishop Pagano noted that there are documents detailing the conditions of the prisons during the war, and "letters from the nuncios describing the situations of the prisoners," as well as statements explaining the Church's efforts to help.


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Pope's Pauline Catechesis Published

VATICAN CITY, JULY 2, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI's 20 catecheses on St. Paul have been collected in a volume published by the Vatican publishing house.

The book was presented in Rome on Tuesday, just a day after the end of the Pauline Jubilee Year. It is titled "L' Apostolo Paolo, Catechesi Paoline" (The Apostle Paul: Pauline Catechesis).

"It is not a random compilation," said Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, president of the Governor's Office for Vatican City State, "but rather an organic whole, corresponding to a carefully studied program."

One year ago today, the Holy Father started a series of general audiences catechesis dedicated to St. Paul. He presented the life, thought and teaching of the apostle during most of the audiences of the Pauline Year. The 20-lesson series ended Feb. 4.

Throughout these catecheses, the Pontiff considered themes such as justification, erroneous interpretations of Paul's thought, the cultural context in which he taught, and his relationship with St. Peter.


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Vatican Archives Present New Galileo Volume

VATICAN CITY, JULY 2, 2009 (Zenit.org).- A new edition of the investigations into the Galileo case has been released by the Vatican Secret Archives.

The volume, "I ducomenti vaticani del processo di Galileo Galilei” (Vatican Documents From the Galileo Case), has a 208-page introduction, one of the novelties with respect to the last edition of the work, published in 1984.

That edition was released before Pope John Paul II's statements at the close of the 1981-1992 investigation into the Church's handling of the Galileo case.

The prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives, Bishop Sergio Pagano, oversaw this newest volume, which was presented today in a briefing at the Vatican press office. Its publication comes in the context of the International Year of Astronomy, declared by UNESCO.

Bishop Pagano offered his perspective on the Galileo case, saying that "it teaches science to not presume to teach the Church in matters of faith and sacred Scripture. And at the same time, it teaches the Church to approach scientific issues -- also those related to, for example, modern investigation on stem cells -- with a lot of humility and circumspection."

The prelate noted the testimony offered by Galileo himself: "He died as a Catholic and a penitent. After having heard his sentence, Galileo said, 'I ask two things: to believe in my upright faith and in the Catholic faith.'"

The new volume includes documents uncovered from the archives of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, as well as new bibliographic material spanning from the denunciation to the condemnation.


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DVD a "Chance to Meet St. Paul Today"

VATICAN CITY, JULY 2, 2009 (Zenit.org).- With the close of the Pauline Jubilee Year, HDH Communications is offering "the most complete series on St. Paul," with a seven-chapter DVD.

The exclusive distributor of Vatican Television Center productions, HDH Communications has presented "Paul: From Tarsus to the World."

The center reports that it is a 210-minute documentary, which offers a "wide-ranging trip," bringing the viewer "insight into the life and thought of the Apostle to the Gentiles by revisiting the stunningly beautiful sites of his intense missionary activity: Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Crete, Cyprus, the southern Balkans, Greece, Malta and Rome."

The DVD is described as "a chance to meet Paul today, discover his spiritual wealth, and allow ourselves to become ca ught up in his passion for announcing the Gospel."

It is being sold at a 15% discount.

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On the Net:

Paul: From Tarsus to the World: www.hdhcommunications.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=231


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WORLD FEATURES

Obama Promises Conscience Protection

Meets With Representatives of Catholic Press

WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY 2, 2009 (Zenit.org).- In a meeting with representatives of the Catholic press today, U.S. President Barack Obama assured his intentions to protect the conscience rights of health care providers.

Legionary of Christ Father Owen Kearns, editor and publisher of the National Catholic Register, was one of the eight members of the press invited to the 41-minute meeting.

According to Father Kearns, "The most noteworthy thing during the meeting was his dispelling of what you might call the expectation of the worst regarding conscience clauses."

On National Catholic Register's Web site, the priest revealed Obama's analysis that there has been confusion regarding his intenti ons to legislate freedom of conscience.

Obama said: "I think that the only reason that my position may appear unclear is because it came in the wake of a last-minute, 11th-hour change in conscience clause provisions that were pushed forward by the previous administration that we chose to reverse. […]

"I'm a believer in conscience clauses. I was a supporter of a robust conscience clause in Illinois for Catholic hospitals and health care providers. I discussed this with Cardinal George when he was here in the Oval Office, and I reiterated my support for an effective conscience clause in my speech at Notre Dame. […]

"I can assure all of your readers that when this review is complete there will be a robust conscience clause in place. It may not meet the criteria of every possible critic of our approach, but it certainly will not be weaker than what existed before the changes were made."

In addition to Father Kearns, those attending were representatives from America, Avvenire/Vatican Radio, Catholic News Service, Catholic Digest, Commonweal, National Catholic Reporter and The Washington Post.

The meeting began with remarks from Obama and then each representative asked one question.

Visiting the Pope

The president spoke about his upcoming meeting with Benedict XVI, which he will have when he is in Italy for the Group of Eight conference.

According to the Register, the president "said that he sees his visit with the Holy See in some ways like any other government in that there will be areas of agreement and disagreement. […] He said that it would be a great honor to meet the Pope and was looking forward to talking about the Middle East, climate change and immigration."

Obama spoke twice of his relationship with the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, who was the archbishop of Chicago from 1982 until his death in 1996.

Father Kearns summarized the president's words: "Cardinal Bernardin was pro-life and never hesitated to make his views known, but he had a consistent 'seamless garment' approach that emphasized the other issues, as well. The president said that that part of the Catholic tradition continues to inspire him. Those issues, he said, seemed to have gotten buried by the abortion debate."

Common ground?

Paul Baumann of Commonweal Magazine asked the president about the forthcoming report on efforts to seek common ground on abortion, asking him what he hopes from the group.

"I've never been under the illusion that there are going to be … that we were going to simply talk all our differences away on these issues," said the president. "[…] I can tell you, though, that on the idea of helping young people make smart choices so that they are not engaging in casual sexual activity that can lead to unwanted pregnancies, on the importance of adoption as an option, an alternative to abortion, on caring for pregnant women so that it is easier for them to support children, those are immediately three areas where I would be surprised if we don't have some pretty significant areas of agreement."

Obama expressed his personal view that "good sex and moral education" needs to be combined with contraception to reduce unwanted pregnancies.

"I recognize that contradicts Catholic Church doctrine, so I would not expect someone who feels very strongly about this issue as a matter of religious faith to be able to agree with me on that, but that's my personal view," he added. "We may not be able to arrive at perfectly compatible language on that front."

"I would be surprised if those who believe abortion should be legal would object to language that says we should try to reduce the circumstances in which women feel compelled to obtain an abort ion. If they took that position, I would disagree with them. I don't know any circumstances in which abortion is a happy circumstance or decision, and to the extent that we can help women avoid being confronted with a circumstance in which that's even a consideration, I think that's a good thing."


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Yad Vashem Honor Sought for Pius XII

Foundation Announces Plan to Initiate Process

NEW YORK, JULY 2, 2009 (Zenit.org).- A foundation announced plans to nominate Pope Pius XII for the "Righteous Among the Nations" honor, traditionally given to non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.

Gary Krupp, president of the New York-based Pave the Way Foundation, an organization that promotes interreligious dialogue, affirmed this Wednesday in a statement to ZENIT.

He reported that the foundation has the nomination guidelines from the Righteous Among the Nations Department of the Holocaust Museum Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, and will open the case soon.

Krupp stated that the foundation has "devoted years to gathering original documentation and video testimony on this controversial papacy and we believe we have uncovered enough pertinent material to now begin to seek the notarized written testimonies to officially begin this judicial procedure [with] Yad Vashem."

The president, himself a Jew, explained, "In most cases of those who have been honored as Righteous Among the Nations, the honoree has directly acted to save individual lives all while risking his or her own life to do so."

He continued: "The actions of Eugenio Pacelli [Pope Pius XII] do not fit this general description. However, we can establish the direct intercession of the Pope to act resulting in saving hundreds of thousands of Jewish lives.

"But obviously because of the nature of the high office he held, Pacelli would almost never have been in direct contact with those he saved."

Krupp reported one exception, when the Pontiff personally interceded "on behalf of his best friend Dr. Guido Mendes, an Orthodox Jewish boyhood friend," sending the family to Palestine in 1938.

The president added, "We can also establish that the life-saving actions of Pacelli were carried out under the threat of death."

He reported: "In an emergency meeting called by Pope Pius XII with the cardinals on Sept. 6, 1943, he informed [them] that he signed a letter of resignation placed in his desk and that he expected to be kidnapped at any time.

"The cardinals were to be packed and ready to instantly leave the Vatican for a neutral government where they were to elect a new Pope.

"This emergency meeting was a month before the Jews of Rome were rounded up and the Pope interceded immediately to save them. This actual document is not yet available, but we know it exists."

Krupp added that the foundation recently obtained from Germany "the affidavit from General Karl Wolff, deputy to Himmler and Commandant in Italy, that he was ordered by Hitler to plan the seizure of the Vatican and to kidnap the Pope."

Seeking truth

The statement expressed the hope that by initiating the case for honoring the Pontiff, Yad Vashem will begin its own investigation, "which is an internationally respected judicial process and will help to bring the historical truth to light."

The president noted that the foundation will be seeking "notarized original testimonies of individuals who, in many cases, were never aware that it was Pacelli who acted to save their lives."

He explained: "An example of this is the acceptance and transport of Jews into the Dominican Republic.

"We have the video testimony of 97-year-old Monsignor Giovanni Ferrofino, secretary to the nuncio in Port Au Prince, Haiti, during the war who, together with the nuncio, personally acted on the direct orders of Pius XII twice a year to obtain visas for Jews arriving from Portugal to the Dominican Republic.
"Monsignor Ferrofino traveled with the nuncio, [Archbishop Maurilio] Silvani, to get 800 visas per boat load twice a year from 1939-1945 and appealed directly to General Rafael Trujillo in the name of Pius XII."

"This action," Krupp noted, "saved over 10,000 Jews who were then routed into America with the help of Monsignor Ferrofino through Cuba, Mexico and Canada."

He expressed the hope that Yad Vashem "will act to verify the information we will be sending."

"The job is now locating many of these survivors or their relatives to get signed notarized statements," Krupp affirmed.

He stated that "we have located thousands of documents and could not locate one negative document in our search."

This "private investigative project" has been carried out in accordance with the foundation's mission, the president affirmed, with the hope of breaking "the 46-year-old academic log jam" and of eliminating "this obstacle which impacts over one billion people."

Over 22,000 men and women from 45 countries have been awarded this title by the State of Israel, representing over 10,000 confirmed rescue stories.

Only a Jewish party can initiate a nomination, and must prove that the nominee gave assistance that was repeated or substantial, and without any expectation of compensation.

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On the Net:

Pave the Way Foundation: www.ptwf.org


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Holy See Requests Tangible Relief for the Needy

Urges UN to Support Sustainable Economy

NEW YORK, JULY 2, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The Holy See is underlining the need to help the poorest countries during the recession, and to find ethical solutions in order to build a sustainable economy for the future.

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, affirmed this June 26 in a conference on "The World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development."

"We must not forget that it is poor people both in developed and in developing countries who suffer most and who are least able to defend themselves against the impact of this crisis," he said.

At the end of April, the prelate reported, the World Bank estimated that "an additional 55 million to 90 million people will now be trapped i n extreme poverty in 2009" and the "number of chronically hungry people is expected to climb to over 1 billion individuals this year."

Thus, he said, the Holy See is underlining the "compelling moral obligation to address these worsening social and economic disparities, which undermine the basic dignity of so many of the world's inhabitants."

Church institutions worldwide are using the momentum to build "new structures of solidarity" and to call for a "redirection of the natiorecnal and global financial and economic systems toward the principles of justice, solidarity and subsidiarity," the archbishop affirmed.

He continued: "Given the vulnerability of so many of the world's poor, we endorse the proposed approach to protect them with short-term stabilization measures while using longer-term measures to help ensure sustainable financial flows and reduce the likelihood of this crisis reoccurring.&q uot;

These short-term actions should bring "tangible relief within a reasonable time period," he added.

Looking ahead

Longer-term goals, Archbishop Migliore stated, should focus on supporting sustainability.

He lauded the commitments made at the Group of 20 London Summit last April to "make available more than $1 trillion in additional assistance," but noted that only a "small part of this" was "targeted for the poorest developing countries."

The prelate underlined the importance of giving "adequate financial assistance" to these countries.

He also expressed support for "measures aimed at strengthening food security, the protection of social expenditures, and, more generally, a people-centered focus of public expenditure."

The prelate continued: "Underlying the current economic crisis is an ideology which places individuals and individual desir es at the center of all economic decisions.  

"The practice of economics has reflected this ideological focus and has sought to remove values and morality from economic discussions rather than seeking to integrate these concerns into creating a more effective and just financial system."

The archbishop underlined the need to give priority to the poorest countries and to adopt an "ethical approach" in "economics by those active in international markets, in politics by those in public office," and to "allow for inclusive participation by all members of civil society."

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On ZENIT's Web page:

Full text: www.zenit.org/article-26343?l=english


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Prelate Urges Rediscovery of God's Word

Bible Conference Draws 720

DENVER, Colorado, JULY 2, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The archbishop of Denver is urging Catholics to rediscover the Word of God, for their own personal renewal and to bring hope to a culture in need.

Archbishop Charles Chaput affirmed this in an address presented June 26 at the National Catholic Bible Conference in Denver. The archbishop's words were read by Bishop James Conley, auxiliary of the same archdiocese.

"Too few of us think of God's Word as exciting or newsworthy enough to be sought out every day," the archbishop acknowledged.

Therefore, he continued, "too many of us miss the most newsworthy event in life -- the experience of God, the Creator of the universe, speaking to us through his Word."

The prelate stated, "God's Word has the power to change hearts and history."

He illustrated two Old Testament stories, of Josiah and of Ezra, in which the Word of God brought about a renewal of the people.

Archbishop Chaput affirmed: "To renew the Church and the world we need to begin with ourselves.  

"It's tempting to see the moral problems of the wider culture and want to begin there, outside ourselves, focused on others. But all authentic reform begins within our own hearts."

He underlined the importance of listening to God's Word every day "until it soaks deeply into our souls."

You do not need an expert beside you in order to read Scripture, the prelate stated, but "to grasp its depths we need good guides to help us navigate its riches."

The story of God "guides our own stories," he noted, "and thus to discern the meaning of our moment in history and of our own lives means we must first grasp the plot of God 's story."

"We need to let Scripture interpret us, our lives, and our world," he explained, rather than to see it as something that needs to be interpreted by us.

Rekindled

The Capuchin archbishop highlighted the example of St. Francis of Assisi, whose heart was "aflame with the love of God" through Scripture, and who used that fire to rekindle the "faith and love of many who had strayed."

He continued, "The best way to evangelize is to burn, like St. Francis did, for the love of God; and to sustain that kind of zeal you need constant contact with the fire of God's Word."

Just as "the Eucharist is the body of the Lord made flesh," the prelate affirmed, "Scripture is the Word of the Lord made written."

"We must, as the Catholic Tradition makes clear, reverence both," he added.

Archbishop Chaput recalled the Second Vatican Council and the recent Synod of Bishops on Scripture, noting that the Church is calling for a "recovery of God's Word."

He added, "The Church is giving a clarion call to recover the ancient Christian practice of reading Scripture, of knowing God through his Word."

"It's now our job to help the Church make the Word of God spread vigorously in our culture -- a culture that desperately needs light to dispel its present darkness," he said to his listeners.

The prelate concluded by urging them to be "witnesses of the one, true, and loving God," "faithful sons and daughters of the Church," and "disciples of the Word."

The conference included 26 addresses, including: "The Secrets of St. Paul's Spirituality of the Cross" by Tim Gray, "St. Paul and Evangelization: His Motives and His Message" by Peter Williamson, "St. Paul and the Mystery of the Resurrection" by Brant Pitre, and "How Love Acts" by Jeff Cavins. Recordings of these talks are being offered on the conference Web page.

The two-day event was sponsored by Ascension Press, the Augustine Institute, and Denver Catholic Biblical School, and brought together some 720 people.

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On ZENIT's Web page:

Full text: http://www.zenit.org/article-26344?l=english

On the Net:

Catholic Bible Conference: http://www.catholicbibleconference.com/

Ascension Press: http://www.ascensionpress.com

The Augustine Institute: http://www.augustineinstitute.org/

Denver Catholic Biblical School: http://www.sjvdenver.edu/about-the-seminary/biblical-school


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DOCUMENTS at ZENIT Web Page

Archbishop Chaput's Address at Bible Conference

DENVER, Colorado, JULY 2, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The address by Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver that was presented June 26 at the National Catholic Bible Conference in his archdiocese is available on ZENIT's Web page.

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Full text: http://www.zenit.org/article-26344?l=english


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DOCUMENTS

Holy See on Economic Crisis and Development

"We Reiterate Our Plea That the Poorest Countries Be Given Priority"

NEW YORK, JULY 2, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Here is the June 26 address given by Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, in a conference on "The World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development."

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Mr. President,

The Holy See welcomes this opportunity to comment on the recommendations now emerging from the discussions that have been taking place on the impact of the global financial and economic crisis on developing countries. In doing so, we applaud again the initiative taken by the UN over the past months to include its entire membership in the discussions.

We must not forget that it is poor people both in developed and in developing countries who suffer most and who are least able to defend themselves against the impact of this crisis. Loss of jobs in the former and lack of access to employment, food, basic healthcare and education facilities in the latter are a daily daunting reality. At the conclusion of the Development Committee meetings in late April, the World Bank estimated that an additional 55-90 million people will now be trapped in extreme poverty in 2009, especially women and children; meanwhile, the number of chronically hungry people is expected to climb to over 1 billion individuals this year. Moreover, prospects for overcoming extreme poverty by 2015 by way of the eight globally agreed Millennium Development Goals have also receded.

Consequently, for the Holy See, there is, first and foremost, a compelling moral obligation to address these worsening social and economic disparities which undermine the basic dignity of so many of the world's inhabitants. At the same time Chu rch institutions all over the world have seized the momentum to foment new structures of solidarity and to call for and encourage the redirection of the national and global financial and economic systems towards the principles of justice, solidarity and subsidiarity.

Given the vulnerability of so many of the world's poor, we endorse the proposed approach to protect them with short-term stabilization measures while using longer term measures to help ensure sustainable financial flows and reduce the likelihood of this crisis reoccurring. We also urge that the future agenda be not overly ambitious. Short-term actions must focus on means that are capable of bringing tangible relief within a reasonable time period to individuals most in need. Longer term measures -- which often may require developing a stronger political consensus to realize them -- should focus on actions that support sustainability. We therefore support the proposed practical balance between short-term needs for effective action and the longer term proposals to review the framework of the global economic system.

In terms of specific action, we welcome the commitments made at the G20 London Summit last April to make available more than $1 trillion in additional assistance. Unfortunately, however, only a small part of this assistance was targeted for the poorest developing countries. Hence, it is essential that adequate financial assistance still be directed to these countries, whose financing needs must be closely monitored. It is also important that such assistance be extended with minimal conditionality from the IFIs.

We are conscious of the human and social dimensions of this global crisis. In light of that, we support measures aimed at strengthening food security, the protection of social expenditures, and, more generally, a people centered focus of public expenditure. In this regard, we welcome particularly the proposals for the necessary additional resources to be ma de to the World Bank's Vulnerability Financing Framework.

The new global crisis should not be a pretext for forgetting old concerns. At the Doha Conference, we stressed the importance of reaffirming the principle of sustainable financial development and ensuring a sustainable path of development for all developing countries. Specifically, the elimination of agricultural export subsidies is one measure that can provide significant benefits to very poor developing countries. This essentially moral prerogative has become even more urgent in the intervening period as the global financial crisis has worsened. We therefore join Member states in pressing for a speedy conclusion to the WTO Doha Round, inasmuch as it respects the commitments in favor of the Least Developed Countries. Likewise, it is essential for developed countries to maintain their existing ODA commitments.

In terms of measures aimed at preventing a reoccurrence of this crisis in the future, we support practic al and enforceable regulations to ensure global transparency and oversight at all levels of the financial system. Underlying the current economic crisis is an ideology which places individuals and individual desires at the center of all economic decisions. The practice of economics has reflected this ideological focus and has sought to remove values and morality from economic discussions rather than seeking to integrate these concerns into creating a more effective and just financial system.

This world view has created a society in which short-term economic and personal gains are made at the expense of others and have the effect of creating an individualism lacking recognition of the shared rights and responsibilities necessary to create a society respecting the dignity of all people.

As the UN community assumes this collective responsibility to support the poorest developing countries at this time of financial crisis, we believe it is appropriate to recall the reflect ions of Pope Benedict XVI at the beginning of this year in celebrating World Day of Peace. He placed special emphasis on the essential need for a 'strong sense of global solidarity' between rich and poor countries to address effectively the fight against poverty. His appeal was essentially a moral one, based on the common good for all human beings.

In the field of international commerce and finance there are processes at work which permit a positive integration of economics leading to an overall improvement in conditions. At the same time, however, there are processes at work in the opposite direction that marginalize peoples and can lead to wars and conflicts. Despite the enormous growth in trade since the Second World War, there remain many low income countries still marginalized in terms of trade. In such countries, many of which are in Africa, there is a fundamental issue of global equity at stake. In the area of finance, too, the recent crisis demonstrates how financial ac tivity can be self-centered and short-term in perspective, lacking any long-term consideration of the common good.

In closing, we reiterate our plea that the poorest countries be given priority at this time of crisis and that an ethical approach be adopted (i) in economics by those active in international markets; (ii) in politics by those in public office; and (iii) to allow for inclusive participation by all members of civil society. Only if such an approach is adopted can true global solidarity be achieved.

Thank you, Mr. President.


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