▁of ▁pover ty " ▁is ▁" not ▁living ▁as ▁children ▁of ▁God ▁and ▁brothers ▁and ▁sister s ▁in ▁Christ ", ▁Francis ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁very ▁out sp oken ▁against ▁material ▁pover ty . ▁At ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁Latin ▁American ▁b ish ops ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Berg og lio ▁said ▁that , ▁despite ▁the ▁economic ▁growth , ▁pover ty ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁reduced ▁in ▁the ▁continent , ▁and ▁asked ▁for ▁a ▁better ▁income ▁distribution . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Berg og lio ▁spoke ▁at ▁a ▁conference ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁Argentina ▁City ▁Post grad uate ▁School ▁( E PO CA ) ▁at ▁the ▁Al ve ar ▁Palace ▁Hotel ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁quoted ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁" Document o ▁de ▁Santo ▁Dom ingo " ▁by ▁the ▁Latin ▁American ▁Epis cop al ▁Conference , ▁saying ▁" ext reme ▁pover ty ▁and ▁un just ▁economic ▁structures ▁that ▁cause ▁great ▁in equal ities " ▁are ▁viol ations ▁of ▁human ▁rights . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁describe ▁social ▁deb t ▁as ▁" imm oral , ▁un just , ▁and ▁il leg it imate ". ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁ 4 8 - hour ▁public ▁servant ▁strike ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁Argentina , ▁Berg og lio ▁critic ized ▁une qual ▁treatment ▁of ▁the ▁jud ici ary ▁to ▁poor ▁and ▁rich ▁people . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁during ▁an ▁economic ▁crisis , ▁Berg og lio ▁har sh ly ▁critic ized ▁those ▁in ▁power , ▁saying ,