Benedict XVI: Reduce material and spiritual poverty

The Church works unceasingly for peace and appreciates the efforts of governments which are directed towards the dialogue between peoples, the redistribution of wealth, and the reduction- not only of material poverty- but spiritual poverty as well. Benedict XVI stressed this in his address today to Luiz Felipe Seixas Corrêa, the new Ambassador of Brazil to the Holy See. The Holy Father has supported the Brazilian government's commitment to peace and dialogue for the Middle East, and expressed the hope that the Latin American country be more and more a champion in defense of life, from conception to natural death. Finally, Benedict XVI noted that policies of wealth redistribution should lead to great ...

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