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Pope Leo Condemns Exploitation in Africa
He said Angola’s leaders should help all people, as the World Bank says more than 30% of the population lives on less than $2.15 a day.
- On Saturday, Pope Leo decried the exploitation of natural resources in Angola, blasting "despots and tyrants" who guarantee wealth but fail to deliver on their promises.
- Despite being a leading oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa, Angola's 36.6 million people confront extreme poverty, with the World Bank reporting more than 30% living on less than $2.15 per day.
- Pope Leo lamented that "powerful interests lay their claim" on the former Portuguese colony's resources, warning the "logic of extractivism" has caused suffering, deaths, and environmental disasters.
- The 10-day, four-country Africa tour spans nearly 18,000 km; on Friday, Leo celebrated a farewell mass in Yaounde, Cameroon, urging participants not to lose hope amid local conflicts.
- Pope Leo, originally from Chicago, has become increasingly outspoken during his first 10 months; he clarified that earlier comments about "tyrants" were not directed at Trump.
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The Straits TimesPope Leo, in Angola, decries ‘despots’ who exploit resources, make false promises
LUANDA — Pope Leo sharply decried the exploitation of natural resources in Africa on Saturday, blasting “despots and tyrants” who guarantee wealth but do not deliver on their promises, leading to suffering and deaths. The post Pope Leo, in Angola, decries ‘despots’ who exploit resources, make false promises appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
Why did the pontiff take such a principled stance? During his visit to African countries, Pope Leo XIV condemned the exploitation of the continent's resources. He warned that such practices are a recipe for discontent and upheaval, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing Bloomberg. Read also: First visit in 500 years: Leo XIV arrives in Monaco with an unexpectedly strong appeal to the wealthy. "Too often, your lands are used to give, or, even more ofte…
Pope Leo XIV today criticized, in Luanda, the extrativist logic and defended the need to break "the chain of interests", affirming that Africa must overcome conflict and enmity.
Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Angola, continuing his tour of Africa, where on the first day of his visit he condemned the "social and environmental disasters" linked to the "logic of exploitation of material wealth".
Arriving in Angola on Saturday afternoon 18 April, Pope Leo XIV was acclaimed by a huge crowd and quickly set the tone for his visit, between calls for peace and criticism of the extremist model. An intense first day, also marked by a meeting with President João Lourenço.
Leo XIV argued that Angolans work for a society free from slavery imposed by the elite, which is full of wealth, but with false joys.
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