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Article: Good news from Porto Alegre; bad news from Washington.(Editorial)
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- Catholic New Times
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- February 23, 2003
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Two comments that CNT readers regularly pass on to us are: 1) thanks for the news and the commentary that cannot be found anywhere else, and 2) the necessity of hearing good news stories. We try to keep this in mind every issue.
The lead story by Jennifer Henry of KAIROS fits both categories. In our judgment, the World Social Forum (WSF) is an authentic "sign of the time"--a significant in breaking of good news in history. If we believe our holy stories, we should pay very close attention to the cry of the poor and the cry of the earth emanating from Porto Alegre, Brazil. Our deepest theological belief, summed up in the root metaphor of Jesus, is that the reign ...