Ecumenical Leader Condemns Injustice of International Credit System
General secretary of the World Council of Churches complains that creditor nations get to dictate how to manage debt crisis
Anto Akkara | posted 3/01/2001 12:00AM
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Bishop Theotonius Gomes, secretary general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh, told ENI that donor nations had a firm hold on their own economic interests when they extended loans to developing countries."
The Catholic Church, he said, "fully shares and endorses" the concerns raised by the WCC's general secretary.
Copyright © 2001 ENI.
Related Elsewhere
The Dhaka newspaper The Independent also covered Raiser's speech in an article, "WCC for writing off debts of under-developed countries"
Earlier Christianity Today stories on debt relief include:
Grassroots Activism Delivers Debt Relief | The Jubilee 2000 success is evidence that everyday people can make a difference. (Nov. 28, 2000)
Crushing Debt | Third World debt is as vicious as the slave trade. (June 8, 2000)
Debt Cancellation a Question of 'Justice', Kenya's Anglican Archbishop Tells Japan | Tokyo skeptical toward Jubilee 2000 message (April 19, 2000)
Poor Nations Get Debt Relief | After Congress passes Jubilee 2000 legislation, campaign rolls onward. (Jan. 4, 2000)
Churches Seek Debt Cancellation | (Oct. 5, 1998)
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