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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/13/pope-francis-intervention-transforms-climate-change-debateThe most anticipated papal letter for decades will be published in five languages on Thursday. It will call for an end to the tyrannical exploitation of nature by mankind. Could it lead to a step-change in the battle against global warming?
Pope Francis will call for an ethical and economic revolution to prevent catastrophic climate change and growing inequality in a letter to the worlds 1.2 billion Catholics on Thursday.
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In an unprecedented encyclical on the subject of the environment, the pontiff is expected to argue that humanitys exploitation of the planets resources has crossed the Earths natural boundaries, and that the world faces ruin without a revolution in hearts and minds. The much-anticipated message, which will be sent to the worlds 5,000 Catholic bishops, will be published online in five languages on Thursday and is expected to be the most radical statement yet from the outspoken pontiff.
However, it is certain to anger sections of Republican opinion in America by endorsing the warnings of climate scientists and admonishing rich elites, say cardinals and scientists who have advised the Vatican.
The Ghanaian cardinal, Peter Turkson, president of the Vaticans Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and a close ally of the pope, will launch the encyclical. He has said it will address the root causes of poverty and the threats facing nature, or creation.
In a recent speech widely regarded as a curtain-raiser to the encyclical, Turkson said: Much of the world remains in poverty, despite abundant resources, while a privileged global elite controls the bulk of the worlds wealth and consumes the bulk of its resources.
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Skraxx
(2,987 posts)This atheist approves.
drm604
(16,230 posts)I'm curious what they think of all this. I may never know since I can't stand them and don't keep in touch, and if I do see them at family gatherings we all avoid discussing politics.
CrispyQ
(36,574 posts)An economic system centred on the god of money needs to plunder nature to sustain the frenetic rhythm of consumption that is inherent to it, he told a meeting of social movements last year. I think a question that we are not asking ourselves is: isnt humanity committing suicide with this indiscriminate and tyrannical use of nature? Safeguard creation because, if we destroy it, it will destroy us. Never forget this.
I would prefer the word ecosystem over creation, but if he can get people to think about this critical issue, I'm all for it.
G_j
(40,372 posts)is a life and death situation is pretty revolutionary for any world leader today. He's not pulling any punches.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)anti contraception activist. This is gloss on a right wing turd designed to get liberals cheering for the religious right.
These articles are always saying 'Republicans will not agree' as if Democrats agree with everything Francis says and does. I hate that trope. Republicans agree with Francis about far more than they disagree and in matters of US politics, Francis has interfered on Choice, Health Care and LGBT rights, if he was American, he'd be a Republican, he supports March for Life, he assists the Hobby Lobby suit, he invites Tony Perkins to conferences in Rome to bolster the bigotry vote.
If he's what you need to care about the planet, you should seriously examine that choice.
G_j
(40,372 posts)does that include yourself?