Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Conference of European Churches Says Poverty Affects Society as Well as Individuals

Poverty does not only affect individuals but has implications for the whole of society, churches in Europe have said as the European Union prepared to launch a special year to highlight the fight against poverty, reports the Ecumenical News International (ENI) website today.

"In Christian understanding, poverty and social exclusion are not only based on economic factors but ones which affect all dimensions of life, not only the individual but also the community," said the Rev. Rudiger Noll, Director of the Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches (CEC).

The CEC was founded in 1959 to promote reconciliation, dialogue, and friendship between the churches of Europe. Its membership consists of most of Europe's mainstream Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican, and Old Catholic Churches.

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