Extortionate usury on a level like this is gravely immoral and preys on the poorest and most desperate in a society with a great deal of hidden poverty.
Our Bishops are good at speaking out on issues more or less everyone can nod their heads to, but this kind of usury is not a 'soft' issue. The Catholic Church should speak truth to power, to Prime Ministers, to Governments, even to Monarchs as well as to those who use their financial might to take advantage of and to grind further into poverty people who just need extra to pay heating, water, electric bills and put food on the table.
Credit where credit is due.
It has emerged today that the Archbishop has discovered that the C of E has been investing in Wonga. Most embarrassing for him but shouldn't he have known this before?
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