Leo B. S hea, 111.111.
Reconciliation with the deprived nations of the world. If global injustice is to be re-clressed, professional behavior and persona/ patterns of living must see deep-rooted change. Scr:ipture and the social teachings of the magister:ium are indictments to the present process of development. Economie structures build forces of division and antagonism, which are a paradox to the teachings of ali religious faiths. Economie injustice continuously oppresses mankind from attaining basic human and civic rights. A decade ago false hopes were raisecl. Promises of new development alliances were created with the vision of prosperity fot¡ the poor and hungry. Not only have these international schemes failed; they also have increased dependence, want, and suffering. During the same period, international businesses witnessed their largest gains. (cf. Fortune Magazine, May 1975). More recently, sU<1den change has come upon the control of natural resources. Each shift perpetuates international systems of domination. Each event crushes the hopes of true development. Each situation reflects the face of exploitation. ECONOMIC ALLIANCES
\Vorld resources have fallen into new hands. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have achieved the most radical transfer of economie and political power. The power to decide is out of traditional hands. This economie self-determination has witnessed a five-fold climb in priees and a sharp drop in consomption. OPEC members are pumping 25 per cent Jess than before the 1973 Arab boycott 169