AFJN: Making Government Responsive | National Catholic Reporter

AFJN: Making Government Responsive | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: It looks like they invented parish social ministry, which we do have here.  Corruption was common here in the late nineteenth century before the professionalism of government.  Until then, corrupt capitalists can still have government in their pockets for a pittance.  It took a presidential assassination (or three) got get on the right track.  While an easier road would be nice, it does take the population to begin minding as much as the bishops and priests - and even then it might not be appropriate for the Church to lead this.  Politicians will be polite to Church leaders, but what they really need is competition in a civil society (meaning the outside party is not killed for speaking the truth).  Some nations have longer to go than others - usually the ones with a wealthier population develop faster. That is why industry coming to Africa, while a challenge, is also part of the solution.