ABOUT “ENCYCLICAL”
This show is in response to Pope Francis’s “Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality, On Care for Our Common Home.”
Excerpts concerning the "Encyclical"
Pope Francis writes,
“If we approach nature and the environment without an openness to awe and wonder, if we no longer speak the language of fraternity and beauty in our relationship with the world, our attitude will be that of masters, consumers, ruthless exploiters, unable to set limits on our immediate needs. By contrast if we feel intimately united with all that exists, then sobriety and care will well up spontaneously.
Rather than a problem to be solved, the world is a joyful mystery to be contemplated with gladness and praise.”
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Of the Encyclical Jim Yardley from the New York Times writes,
“The vision that Francis outlined in a 184-page papal encyclical is sweeping in ambition and scope: He describes relentless exploitation and destruction of the environment and says apathy, the reckless pursuit of profits, excessive faith in technology and political shortsightedness are to blame."
"The most vulnerable victims, he declares, are the world’s poorest people, who are being dislocated and disregarded.
Pope Francis places most of the blame on fossil fuels and human activity, while warning of an “unprecedented destruction of ecosystems, with serious consequence for all of us” if corrective action is not taken swiftly. Developed, industrialized countries were mostly responsible, he says, and are obligated to help poorer nations confront the crisis.”
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Chris Mooney of the Washington Post writes,
“Climate change is now an issue of social justice. In the document, Francis linked global warming to the overarching theme of his papacy — fighting inequality and global poverty. “The Earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth,” Francis wrote, blaming a toxic cocktail of overconsumption, consumerism, dependence on fossil fuels and the errant indifference of the powerful and wealthy.” View full article here.
This show is in response to Pope Francis’s “Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality, On Care for Our Common Home.”
Excerpts concerning the "Encyclical"
Pope Francis writes,
“If we approach nature and the environment without an openness to awe and wonder, if we no longer speak the language of fraternity and beauty in our relationship with the world, our attitude will be that of masters, consumers, ruthless exploiters, unable to set limits on our immediate needs. By contrast if we feel intimately united with all that exists, then sobriety and care will well up spontaneously.
Rather than a problem to be solved, the world is a joyful mystery to be contemplated with gladness and praise.”
View full text here
Of the Encyclical Jim Yardley from the New York Times writes,
“The vision that Francis outlined in a 184-page papal encyclical is sweeping in ambition and scope: He describes relentless exploitation and destruction of the environment and says apathy, the reckless pursuit of profits, excessive faith in technology and political shortsightedness are to blame."
"The most vulnerable victims, he declares, are the world’s poorest people, who are being dislocated and disregarded.
Pope Francis places most of the blame on fossil fuels and human activity, while warning of an “unprecedented destruction of ecosystems, with serious consequence for all of us” if corrective action is not taken swiftly. Developed, industrialized countries were mostly responsible, he says, and are obligated to help poorer nations confront the crisis.”
View full text here.
Chris Mooney of the Washington Post writes,
“Climate change is now an issue of social justice. In the document, Francis linked global warming to the overarching theme of his papacy — fighting inequality and global poverty. “The Earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth,” Francis wrote, blaming a toxic cocktail of overconsumption, consumerism, dependence on fossil fuels and the errant indifference of the powerful and wealthy.” View full article here.