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One in four live below poverty line though South Pacific country has vast reserves of gold, copper, nickel, natural gas and timberThe Pope of the peripheries arrives in Papua New Guinea
But about one in four people live below the poverty line, and scarcely more than 10 percent of homes have electricity. The 87-year-old pope is on a marathon 12-day visit to the Asia-Pacific, stressing his determination to promote interfaith dialogue and visit nations considered on the periphery of world affairs.
"It is only right that the needs of local people are given due consideration when distributing the proceeds and employing workers to improve their living conditions," he said. The message will resonate with Catholics in broad areas of Africa, Latin America, and the rest of the world.
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