OXFORD, England - Congo's Catholic bishops criticized the failure
of Western governments to stop the abuse of the continent's natural
resources and urged church groups to follow the pope's call to mobilize.
"It is our profound conviction that exploiting these resources can
contribute to improving our population's conditions of life," the
bishops' commission for natural resources said in a statement in late
September.http://www.catholicregister.org/home/international/item/20993-church-in-congo-criticizes-west-for-failing-to-stop-abuse-of-resources