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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: 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.