"The projects recalled Benedict XVI are developed by the Board of Governors, composed of bishops from Latin America", who know the state of things. In this way, "decisions are taken by those people who really know the problems of those populations and their actual needs". So, went on the Holy Father, on one side, "that patronising attitude that is always humiliating for the poor and curbs their initiatives is avoided"; on the other side, "all of the funds go to the neediest ones", without getting lost in red tape. "As I stated during my recent pastoral journey to Aparecida mentioned the Pope , in those nations the Church is hugely challenged but at the same time it is the ‘Church of hope’, which feels the need to fight for the dignity of all of man, for real justice and against the squalor of our fellow creatures". "Latin America noticed Benedict XVI is a part of the world, which is rich because of its natural resources", where the differences in living standards must push people to move towards that sharing spirit, as shown by the conversion and the later work of Zaccheus, the tax collector of the Gospel. (to be continued)
