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                    [Title] => Income inequality and the next government
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A year ago, I wrote a column about income inequality with a warning from Pope Francis that this was the root cause of social ills. Oxfam, an international NGO, also said: “An explosion in extreme wealth and income is exacerbating the world’s ability to tackle poverty.”

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As we begin Holy Week, it is hard to believe that Pope Francis was in our midst only two and a half months ago.

[DatePublished] => 2015-04-01 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133740 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302661 [AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1417913 [Title] => Income inequality leads to violence [Summary] =>

Pope Francis says, in his Apostolic Exhortations, that income inequality is the root of social ills. Unfortunately, while the world – including the very rich – praise him for his charisma and simplicity, they do not take his message seriously. As the Pope said, we must think and feel but we must also “do.”.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133740 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302661 [AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1415385 [Title] => A warning from Pope Francis [Summary] =>

Now that Pope Francis has left, it is time to recall and reflect on the messages that he gave during his visit to our country. Almost all of the Pope’s messages have been previously articulated in the Apostolic Exhortations issued last November 2013.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133740 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302661 [AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1414060 [Title] => Resist ideological colonization [Summary] =>

Pope Francis has chosen his Philippine visit as the occasion for making major policy pronouncements. Some of his messages, such as the admonition to government officials to fight corruption,  has been  articulated in his 288- paragraph Apostolic Exhortations issued last November 2013.

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Pope Francis once said that when he talked about certain subjects close to his heart “ some people will think the pope is communist.” He was referring to a speech he made last October to the World Meeting of Popular Movements. He said that the poor need land, a roof over his head and work.

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The Christian world has now become familiar with many of the teachings of Pope Francis.

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