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Madam, – When Pope Benedict XVI speaks on issues of sexual morality sections of the media go into a frenzy of disparagement. When he highlights issues of social justice, as he did when he introduced the working document for the Synod of Bishops for Africa at Mass in Yaounde, Cameroon on March 19th, the media largely ignore what he says.