Selfishness and Greed: Why? Why? Why?

With all the problems we have in this world, one would hope that governments and corporations would all be struggling to advance justice. When people are exploited and used for the sake of financial gain the very peace of this world is strained and undermined. And, I don't think planet earth will be able to tolerate much more without dire consequences for all of us. (Why can't the pain of the oppressed be recognized and alleviated?)

This year Development and Peace is attempting to raise the Canadian populations awareness of some of the practices of Canadian mining corporations. When I heard that the the people of the Province of Mindanao in the Philippines (location of our Sister Parish) were being exploited by mining corporations, I wondered if any of them were Canadian. Anyway, it's just sad that we don't seem to be learning, and that this world can't be more fair and commpassionate: (Update: I was informed a day after this was posted that there is considerable conern about a Calgary based mining corporation in the general area of our sister parish.)

"A Philippine bishop has condemned the damage done by mining to the environment and indigenous people, as reported recently by an international fact-finding commission...."

The bishop (in this part of the Philippines) reported feeling the people's "anger against the game" that "power-hungry national and local government officials" have been "playing" in "alliance with greedy corporations." Read full story:

UCAN: Philippine Catholic bishop condemns reported mining havoc - Catholic Online