Pope Benedict XVI finished up his weeklong tour of Africa today. During his stay he urged nations and continents to come together, so Earth’s resources can be more equally shared with the world’s poor. In a speech at the airport he urged Angola's leaders to make "the fundamental aspirations of the most needy people" their main concern. He said, "Our hearts cannot be at peace as long as there are brothers that suffer the lack of food, work, a house, and other fundamental goods."Both Angola and Cameroon have plenty of resources, including oil, but the countries' bishops have accused their regimes of using those resources to enrich a small elite while the most are still poor. Both nations have Catholic presidents.
The Pope’s visit was not without controversy. He continues to reject the use of condoms to help Africa fight the AIDS epidemic. Despite the criticism Africa, which suffers the most from AIDS came in the hundreds of thousands to support the Pope.
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