"One must decide to share in an effective and participating way the life of the poor who form most African populations. It is obvious that I am not talking about setting in poverty which is not wanted by God and is fought against, but rather of a simple, sober life, shared and done with beneficial deprivations."
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Bishop Paulino do Livramento Evora Bishop of Praia, Cape Verde (1994) The African Synod
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