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The Guardian reports that following a visit in March to Tacloban, the Philippine city devastated in 2012 by typhoon Haiyan, Pope Francis plans to publish a rare encyclical on climate change and human ecology urging all Catholics to take action on moral and scientific grounds. "A papal encyclical is rare," says Bishop Marcelo Sorondo, chancellor of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences who revealed the pope's plans when he delivered Cafod’s annual Pope Paul VI lecture. "It is among the highest levels of a pope’s authority. It will be 50 to 60 pages long; it’s a big deal." The encyclical will be sent to the world’s 5,000 Catholic bishops and 400,000 priests, who will distribute it to parishioners. Within Catholicism in recent times, an encyclical is generally used for significant issues, and is second in importance only to the highest ranking document now issued by popes, an Apostolic Constitution. “Just as humanity confronted revolutionary change in the 19th century at the time of industrialization, today we have changed the natural environment so much," says Sorondo. "If current trends continue, the century will witness unprecedented climate change and destruction of the ecosystem with tragic consequences.”
Francis’s environmental radicalism is likely to attract resistance from Vatican conservatives and in rightwing church circles, particularly in the US – where Catholic climate sceptics also include John Boehner, Republican leader of the House of Representatives and Rick Santorum, the former Republican presidential candidate. “There will always be 5-10% of people who will take offence. They are very vocal and have political clout," says Dan Misleh, director of the Catholic climate covenant. "This encyclical will threaten some people and bring joy to others. The arguments are around economics and science rather than morality." Francis will also be opposed by the powerful US evangelical movement, says Calvin Beisner, spokesman for the conservative Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, which has declared the US environmental movement to be “un-biblical” and a false religion. “The pope should back off,” says Beisner. “The Catholic church is correct on the ethical principles but has been misled on the science. It follows that the policies the Vatican is promoting are incorrect. Our position reflects the views of millions of evangelical Christians in the US.”
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Hairyfeet on Tuesday January 13 2015, @04:43AM
Oh how I miss Father Guido Sarducci, always had the cigarette in his hand, always laid back.
I think a LOT of the backlash to AGW, and watch me get hate and downmods by the "We have to do something whether it makes any damned difference or not!" crowd but talking to others a LOT of it is the simple fact is the AGW platform has been hijacked by hypocrites like Rev Al Gore, who stuffs his face while he rides in a fleet of SUVs from his McMansion to his personal lear jet while saying WE need to "tighten our belt". And isn't it funny how the ONLY "solution" anyone is allowed to talk about is crap and trade, which has "rules" being written by bottom feeders [nakedcapitalism.com] so that it'll have loopholes you could drive a thousand Canyoneros through [youtube.com]?
At the end of the day crap and trade is nothing but a reverse robin hood, the actual polluters will either be given tax breaks to move the pollution to the third world or will be given "indulgences" so they can do like Al and live like piggies and claim to be "carbon neutral" while only the poor and ever dwindling middle class get royally fucked. If you want to do something about AGW? Talk to somebody who is NOT A SCAMMER like Ed Begley Jr,, that man walks the walk and has plenty of great ideas that would actually lower the carbon footprint of this country....but of course HE is doing it because he cares about the environment, not because he has set himself up to become a member of the billionaires club [dailyfinance.com] if he can get his way.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 13 2015, @05:19AM
You've got a serious case of confirmation bias going on there. So much so that it seems pointless to even try to point out where reality differs from your narrative.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Tuesday January 13 2015, @07:10AM
Hairyfeet, chill. The papal encyclical will not affect the number of Wind9zw machines you get paid to fix in the slightest. Or at least not so much as that when you notice it will be too late to do anything about it. We told you! Switch to Linux! Now you are responsible for global warming and the Pope is on your case. Bummer.
(Score: 2) by frojack on Tuesday January 13 2015, @07:39AM
Will it have more effect than your average Fatwa?
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 2) by Hairyfeet on Tuesday January 13 2015, @08:11AM
Another FOSSie, dribbling shit out its mouth that has fuck and all to do with the conversation. Considering your hero is a crazy homeless person [youtube.com] I'd say its surprising...but then I'd be lying.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Tuesday January 13 2015, @08:43AM
CIA killed Che, didn't make any difference in the long run. Windows still sucked. What was your point? Perhaps the church still has indulgences for dealing with diabolical operating systems? And global warming is only remotely connected to Micro$oft, especially connected with remote controls? Excessive server farm energy consumption? I really am at a loss in establishing the original relevance of your original intervention to the topic at hand. Hairy, hand.
(Score: 2) by Hairyfeet on Friday January 16 2015, @03:19AM
Are you using one of those "bullshit bingo" generators for your posts? Because they make even less sense than your crazy homeless hero RMS. Reading your posts I think the only logical retort is the following [i.qkme.me] HAND.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Friday January 16 2015, @06:17AM
What ever makes you think that RMS is homeless? Your hostility is a puzzle to me, and I imagine to many others. But we can just let it go. However, one suggestion: just because someone's language appears to be nonsense to you does not necessarily mean it actually nonsense. I imagine that that also sounds like nonsense. But I wish you well in your attempts to fix Micro$oft machines, Hairy! I really do.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 14 2015, @03:12AM
...but then I'd be lying.
So?
That's never bothered you in the past, shillboy.