Bishop calls for an end to debt as 2012 legacy
THE Catholic Bishop of Plymouth has called for the Government to tackle the debt of the world's poorest countries as a final act of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee year.
Bishop Christopher Budd has signed a joint statement from a number of faith leaders asking Prime Minister David Cameron to honour the Hebrew biblical tradition of canceling unpayable debt in the year of a Jubilee.
In his letter, he said: "A self-serving financial system has brought the global economy to its knees and we are now seeing the poorest people in our own society and around the world paying the price for this excess.
"We call on people in the UK to unite in support of this vision of Jubilee, and to make this cause a lasting legacy of 2012."
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Bishop Christopher, who celebrated his own jubilee of being ordained a priest for 50 years in 2012, is one of 381 signatories from a number of faiths including representatives from the Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh and Zoroastrian religions.
The signatories are asking for the canceling of debt, an end to harmful lending and a new progressive taxation.
They will be presenting the letter to David Cameron at a Parliament reception on February 5.
4 Comments
by Fothermucking
Friday, February 01 2013, 8:51PM
“When was the last time this rag used a spot of Journalistic integrity to expose corruption in Local Government or Business? Tired of reading drip drip constant Daily Mail agenda (yes, that is who owns your local paper), which is to turn the working classes on each other. I have never lived anywhere with a working class so quick to turn on each other. You make it so easy for them…… Why do you not have an airport? Why can you not comment on stories about the airport? You have pothole pete though eh?.
A Banker, a Daily Mail Reader, a benefit claimant and an asylum seeker sit at a table.
There are 12 biscuits on a plate. The Banker wolfs down 11 of the biscuits, then says to the Mail / Herald reader ' Oooh, I'd keep an eye on those two, they seem to want your biscuit'.....
That, in essence, sums up this 'newspaper', and particularly its forum. Absolute sheep. Too busy calling each other scum and calling dead kids names to notice that your pension pots are being raided, your NHS is being privatised….and it is not a benefit claimant from Swilley doing it! But hey, whilst you are hating him, you are not protesting, eh? Brilliant.”
by Molochius
Thursday, January 31 2013, 2:57PM
“So the catholic church one of the richest religious organizations in the world with more then enough wealth to solve a lot of the worlds poverty by itself (but that`ll never happen-itd mean the pope would have to go without a gold hat now wouldn't it?) is lecturing other people on helping the poor? dont make me laugh!”
by timplymouth
Thursday, January 31 2013, 9:19AM
“It's very easy to spend other people's money, isn't it?”
by harrydylan
Thursday, January 31 2013, 9:09AM
“Here we go again, the typically hypocritical Catholic Church sticking its nose in where it's not wanted. Instead of mouthing off and preaching to Government, how about contributing some of the untold billions in assets they've accrued over the years through their moral blackmail of people stupid enough to believe their claptrap?”