‘Few have too much’: Pope condemns global food inequality
Argentine pontiff says the perverse tendency of inequality is disastrous for the future of humanity
Rome — Pope Francis condemned unfair access to food around the world as “perverse” on Thursday, saying it threatened a disaster for humanity if not remedied. “Few have too much and many have little,” said the 81-year-old Argentine pontiff, who is one of the world’s most respected voices on issues of poverty and social justice. The Catholic Church’s leader made his comments during a visit to the Rome-based UN Food and Agriculture Organisation for a session of the governing council of its sister agency, the International Fund for Agricultural Development. “Many do not have food and are adrift while the few are drowning in the superfluous,” said the pope, who has often backed UN targets to tackle hunger and climate change. “This perverse tendency of inequality is disastrous for the future of humanity.” In words echoing the complaints of grassroots protest movements around the world, Francis lamented that the rate of extreme poverty reduction was slowing “while the concentration of rich...
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