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Vatican News pulls article calling coronavirus ‘ally’ of the Earth because of environmental benefits
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| March 31, 2020
| Matthew Cullinan Hoffman
Posted on 03/31/2020 5:37:05 PM PDT by ebb tide
Vatican News pulls article calling coronavirus ‘ally’ of the Earth because of environmental benefits
Earth is healing itself,' wrote a Jesuit priest in the now-deleted article.
March 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Vatican News, the Holy See’s official news service, published and then deleted an article calling the deadly coronavirus an “ally” of planet Earth, sparking outrage in readers.
The article, written by the Jesuit priest Father Benedict Mayaki, was entitled “Coronavirus: Earth’s unlikely ally,” and its secondary headline read, “The changes in human behavior due to the Covid-19 virus pandemic are yielding unintended benefits to the planet.”
The author made no references to the tens of thousands of deaths attributed to the virus, except to say that the pandemic is “a global health concern.” However, there’s a bright side, Mayaki wrote: “Earth is healing itself,” as a result of the reduction in human activity.
(Excerpt) Read more at lifesitenews.com ...
TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; Theology
KEYWORDS: apostates; benedictmayaki; francischism; jesuits; pagans
Mayaki’s statements follow Pope Francis’
own assertions on March 22 claiming that the coronavirus pandemic is nature “having a fit” over damage to the environment.
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posted on
03/31/2020 5:37:05 PM PDT
by
ebb tide
To: Al Hitan; Coleus; DuncanWaring; Fedora; irishjuggler; Jaded; JoeFromSidney; kalee; markomalley; ...
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posted on
03/31/2020 5:39:33 PM PDT
by
ebb tide
(We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
To: ebb tide
This Pope is a freaking idiot
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posted on
03/31/2020 5:40:43 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(Gays can give blood but I can't)
To: ebb tide
The compassion of the church is glaring.
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posted on
03/31/2020 5:41:11 PM PDT
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
To: ebb tide
That priest who wrote that seems like a d1ckhead.
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posted on
03/31/2020 5:43:11 PM PDT
by
impimp
To: ebb tide
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posted on
03/31/2020 5:56:19 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: ebb tide
I dropped that church like a bad habit many years ago... couldn’t be more glad I did.
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03/31/2020 6:17:04 PM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(Prayers up for Rush Limbaugh...)
To: ebb tide
The article, written by the Jesuit priest ...
You can stop reading right there.
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posted on
03/31/2020 6:22:03 PM PDT
by
edwinland
To: ebb tide
I hate them so much because they’re so evil. And I’m a Catholic. Or maybe was.
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posted on
03/31/2020 6:27:28 PM PDT
by
livius
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