We are all thieves, we are all thieves. The oppression is structural 12. The faithful observance of this advice points the way to an issue greater than personal rectitude with regard to gambling. It should lead to an examination of the system which permits or encourages these abuses, and to a demand for drastic changes. Poverty and powerlessness are bound up with each other.
Poverty leads to powerlessness, and powerlessness leads to poverty.
Our world today is characterized by an unjust distribution. We refuse to believe that development is governed by inexorable laws of economy-which we regard as manifestations of greed and selfishness. We do believe, however, that God has given humankind the capacity to discern the principle of justice, that is, the equitable distribution of the gifts of God. This is our guiding star. But the high level of consumption in the wealthy world is an insult to all justice.