Thanks to my good friend Chris McCullem for sending me this. Now that's the Christian way!
Pope urges countries to combat causes of hunger, malnutrition
More than 250 faith-based organizations called on summit leaders to eliminate the root causes of hunger such as poverty and unjust social structures. In a statement released to journalists, the faith-based coalition, which includes dozens of Catholic religious orders and nonprofit organizations, echoed the concern the pope expressed in his message for the protection of small farmers. Family farms play a key role in building food self-sufficiency for local communities, the statement said. It also called for more simple, sustainable lifestyles in wealthy countries, cautioned against genetically modified foods and urged further review of biofuel production. [...]
Catholic News Service, by Carol Glatz, 06.03.2008
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0802959.htm
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