The Vatican is once again trying to make climate action a key issue for Catholics, as it launches a program called the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, named after the Pope’s 2015 letter that framed protecting the environmental as a spiritual mandate. The new website calls on Catholics to eat less meat, take public transit and drive less, avoid single-use plastics and other wasteful habits, and take part in a “cultural revolution” to change how they interact with the natural environment and financial systems.
“Discerning a response to the ecological crisis is a profound act of care,” the website says. “The Laudato Si’ Goals guide our actions…. Their holistic approach acknowledges the planetary limits of all socio-economic systems and the human roots of the ecological crisis. They call for a spiritual and cultural revolution to realise integral ecology.”
Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church since 2013, has made environmental consciousness part of his mission for the church. (Many U.S. bishops, though, haven’t followed his lead. Some American conservatives have even called him a “fake Christian.”) This new platform contains an emotional plea for Catholics to embrace more sustainable lifestyles.
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A friend of mine said, “If you see an expanding conflict in Europe you may see a nuclear war and carnage on a Biblical scale. I replied,
True talk! I believe we are living in days that were long ago foretold…
We are living in Bible times long ago recorded so we could recognize the nearness of the return of the King!
A Biblical Scale is a good lens through which to develop a solid, stable, and realistic Worldview.
ThankY’Kindly for sharing Scott!
Trusting in the Providence of Christ as we soldier on through the Pilgrims Progress of a faith Journey where the God of Heaven is present and trustworthy friend…
Forget about what this pope tries to do with his imaginary power. Go to the source, Our God Almighty, do what is right, know God's plan, not fake mouthpieces that spew words of grandeur, IMO!
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