Cardinal Bertone expresses my view on the Iraq war. I am not sure I agree with the Vatican on the situation in Lebanon, though. While I want the violence to stop, I'm afraid a ceasefire will only give time for Hezbollah to re-group.
Next secretary of state says Vatican warnings on Iraq were prophetic
By John Thavis
Catholic News Service
ROME (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI's choice as the next secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, said the current situation in Iraq demonstrates that the Vatican's warnings against the war were "prophetic."
At the same time, the cardinal said he has argued against a precipitous pullout of Western forces from Iraq because it would be leave local Iraqis exposed to dangers.
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Here's an interesting opinion:
In the interview, the cardinal said he considered international lending by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and by richer countries a form of usury that "should be declared illegal." He said loans become usury when they violate the right to life and other basic human rights.
"Some technocrats, especially those of multinationals, the World Bank and the (International) Monetary Fund, have imposed unacceptable conditions on the poor populations, like forced sterilization and obligatory closing of Catholic schools," he said. He did not elaborate
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