Presbyterians pick up Papal message on poverty

Friday, September 12th, 2014

St Luke’s Presbyterian Church has prominently displayed a big billboard of Pope Francis with his quote, “Inequality is the root of social evils”, in recognition of his leadership on tackling the issue poverty.

St Luke’s Presbyterian Church minister Reverend Glynn Cardy, who was behind the often-controversial billboards at St Matthew’s-in-the-city in the past, said they put this billboard up to get people thinking about what they can do to address the issue of poverty. Continue reading

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