OCTOBER 31, 2011 - CROSSING THE THRESHOLD OF 7 BILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD...........

On this Halloween day, the eve of All Saints Day tomorrow, the World crosses a major threshold in humankind's history, a population numbering 7 Billion people.  It was on October 12, 1999, that global population reached 6 billion people.  And it was not until the year, 1804, just two hundred and seven years ago, that the poulation of the World was counted at 1 billion people.  According to a CBS News report broadcast last week, the typical seven billionth person is a Chinese man, age 32, an immigrant to the United States, living and working in New York City, as a computer specialist.  A phenomenal attainment, given the decline in the birthrate, around much of the globe, but offset by the increase in the lifetime median age of the average person, which is now 78 years old.  May our Stewardship of the Earth and its resources continue to remain a high priority, as we seek to provide for the inherent dignity of the 7 billion people now living in this World...........Remembering God Has The Whole World In His Hands,   Fr.  Troy