Pope Francis dedicated his monthly prayers this September to “the cry of the earth,” urging Christians to feel the planet's “pain.” [emphasis, links added]
“If we measure the temperature of the earth, it tells us that the earth has a fever,” the pope claimed. “It is sick, like anyone who is sick.”
“But are we listening to this pain?” he asked.
“Have we heard the pain of the millions of victims of environmental disasters?” he continued. “The worst affected by these disasters are the poor, who are forced from their homes because of floods, heat waves or droughts.”
Like many people today, The Pope firmly places the blame for global warming on humans, insisting that it is mainly human behavior that causes environmental warming.
He believes: “Tackling human-caused environmental crises, such as climate change, pollution or biodiversity loss, requires not only ecological responses, but also social, economic and political responses.”
As he did on many other occasions, Francis also argued that combating climate change requires changes in the attitudes and behaviors of individuals and communities.
“We must work to eradicate poverty and protect nature, changing our personal and community habits,” he said. …
Earlier this year, the Pope declared that climate change had brought the world to a “tipping point.”
At the time, Francis wrote that he had “heartfelt concern” for “our suffering planet” and that “Our world is collapsing” due to humanity's failure to adequately respond to the crisis.
He argued that there was “no doubt” that the effects of climate change would increasingly damage many people's lives and families, adding that the effects were already on “health care, sources of employment, access to resources, housing, forced labour” Feel it in other fields.
The Pope pointed out that the United States has a special responsibility for the climate “emergency” because of the “irresponsible lifestyle” of its citizens.
“If we consider that U.S. emissions per capita are approximately twice those of China and approximately seven times the average emissions of the poorest countries, we can say that widespread changes in irresponsible lifestyles and Western models will have significant consequences. long-term effects,” the pope said last October.
The Pillar Catholic, an online Catholic news outlet, pointed out at the time that in fact “the United States’ per capita emissions are less than 1.5 times that of China,” adding China's per capita emissions are “significantly higher than the global average.”
Nor did the Pope mention that, in general, China’s emissions exceed double The air quality in the United States is the cleanest in the world, while the air quality in China is the worst.
Climate change is “no longer a secondary issue or an ideological issue, but a drama that hurts us all,” Francis said, adding Climate change represents “a tragic and compelling example of structural evil.”
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