For I was hungry..

And you gave me cries of justice,

Thirsty, and you called upon the US to foster sustainability--without specification.

Naked, and you called on the exemplar of integrity, Kofi Annon.

What, exactly, is the Archbishop calling for? He says this:

Prior to giving his sermon the Archbishop said: "What we are calling for is a sustainable livelihood for everyone created in God's image. Aid alone cannot do that. What we are calling for is trade justice. Developing countries spend 300 million dollars to protect trade through subsidies and tariffs, yet if Africa increased its share of world exports by even 1%, this would generate 70 billion US Dollars. This is approximately five times what the continent receives in aid."

What stops them from opening up their markets and increasing exports? Does the World Bank forbid them? Does the IMF punish them for it? If they do, then the Archbishop has a point. If they don't, then why do these countries spend such "limited resources that have alternative uses" on trade protection? What are they protecting, except rising levels of poverty?

Is the US now responsible for the politics and decisions of governments in these countries?

I'm not just being sarcastic. I'm interested to know just what the Archbishop would like to see people of good will do.

Unfortunately, many developine countries adopted socialistic economic policies more akin to Soviet Marxism then to European Welfare Statism. Trade Embargoes, price control, nationalization of key production industries such as power, and property/wealth redistributions have characterized many of these nations policy decisions. The results have been typical for the law of unintended consequences. Foreign investment plummets. Those with property and money seek to leave. Price controls produce artificial shortages in certain segments of the economy. Unemployment rises. Corruption sores through the roof.

Nations such as Ghana and India have proven what developing nations can do when they adopt certain market economy policies. India has become the tech Mecca of the world. I would not be surprised if all of their economic indicators were on the rise.

If the Archbishop proposes that the West provide the support that allows developing nations to make these type of changes, then we should all join our voices with his and cry out for justice. If he's calling for worldwide income redistribution so that everyone has an equal share and no one has "too much" or "too little", he's just proposing more tired examples of the problems that have plagued developing nations for far too long.