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Polish church challenged to speak up for poor

A Polish sociologist has urged the Catholic Church to speak out in defence of the poor, after figures showed the former communist country that now plays a strong economic role in the region has the highest child poverty rate in the European Union, reports Ecumenical News International.

"While some problems were inherited from the previous system, the more serious ones have arisen since communism," said Professor Ewa Les, a specialist at Warsaw University's Social Policy Institute, who noted that the country is devoting the fewest resources to family welfare and support in the EU.

"Although the church's historic record has been a good one, and it does at lot to help at local level, it isn't using its possibilities to highlight current social hardships. This passivity is a great loss," said Les in an interview with Ecumenical News International.

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[03/15/2010]

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