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Papal Text Says Man Betrays God by Destroying the Environment
Reuters and The New York Times ^ | 18 Jan 15 | Philip Pullella

Posted on 01/18/2015 3:38:10 PM PST by SkyPilot

MANILA — Pope Francis waded into the global debate on climate change and the environment on Sunday, saying in the text of a speech that man was destroying nature and betraying God's calling to be stewards of creation.

Francis offered his thoughts about the environment and climate change for the second time in four days at a rally with young people at a Manila university on the last full day of a week-long Asian tour that has taken him to Sri Lanka and the Philippines.

He did not read all of a speech prepared for delivery at the university, improvising after he was moved by the story of an abandoned girl. When he does this, the Vatican says the prepared text is official.

"As stewards of God’s creation, we are called to make the earth a beautiful garden for the human family. When we destroy our forests, ravage our soil and pollute our seas, we

betray that noble calling," he said in the text.

Another line he read to the crowd noted that "this country, more than many others, is likely to be seriously affected by climate change".

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: catholic; earthworship; pope; popezacola; vatican
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To: Amendment10

Again, go to the Vatican online to read his official documents entirely, or EWTN for multimedia. You’re reading MSM in excerpts...


101 posted on 01/19/2015 5:47:32 AM PST by Grateful2God (And Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.)
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To: Grateful2God
The difference in your analogy is this: throughout human history, paganism and occult worship have been centered around earth worship.

That is why God so gravely warned us not to worship the creation, rather than the Creator. There is idolatry of all sorts, but humanity's biggest problem was not worshipping roofs, but the sun, stars, and the earth. God gave us those things, but they are not to be worshipped. The "climate change" crowd clearly is pagan in origen. "Climate change" is not even settled science! But that is what the pope chose to support in a very, very public way. That is why the pope's declaration smacks of paganism.


102 posted on 01/19/2015 7:04:28 AM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: SkyPilot

Now that’s just funny.....and all too true


103 posted on 01/19/2015 7:50:02 AM PST by Nifster
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To: Grateful2God; All
"You’re reading MSM in excerpts..."

Thanks for that note.

104 posted on 01/19/2015 9:24:22 AM PST by Amendment10
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To: R0CK3T
This Pope is a complete Idiot who doesn’t even understand what he’s been put there to do.

One thing he is NOT put here to do is cut off lines of communication between people of other nations. He is to be a man of peace.

Read his writings on the Vatican website where they are officially printed verbatim, as opposed to the MSM. Get a different perspective.

Ask yourself, "Would I want to do what he does? Could I shoulder responsibility for 1.2 BILLION people of all races and languages?

It's always easy to call names; it's another thing to step in the person's shoes for a day or two... God bless you!

105 posted on 01/19/2015 10:14:20 AM PST by Grateful2God (And Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.)
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To: Amendment10
You're very welcome! : )

God bless you!

106 posted on 01/19/2015 10:23:04 AM PST by Grateful2God (And Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.)
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To: SkyPilot

Just stick to theology, dude. People are calling you “The Dope” and it’s getting exponentially harder for your handlers to explain away your stupid quotes.


107 posted on 01/19/2015 12:21:49 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Visualize whirled peas.)
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To: Edgar3

[[The False Prophet is moving fast.]]

In the end times, the church and governments will make an alliance- and this alliance will be based off of what the bible calls a ‘powerful delusion’ that deceives the masses- for a time governments and the church will work together- collaborating, hand in hand on a central issue that WILL affect the world- a central issue based on a powerful lie-

The LIE of global warming I such a blatant lie (there is no way on earth just 0.04% of our atmosphere, the amount of CO2 actually in the atmosphere, can be causing ANY sort of climate change- none- period- it should be very obvious to everyone, but the l ie of ‘man-caused climate change’ has taken off like a rocket and is continuing to be foisted upon as as though it is now established truth,) that it seems impossible that the world could fall for it, yet that is precisely what is happening, and it is such a powerful issue because once it becomes law, governments have total control of the world- they can simply claim anything they like, any lie they want, and declare it truth, and we the people will suffer for it- climate change regulations WILL cause massive financial difficulties for everyone not in government-

It is my fairly firm belief that climate change is perhaps the powerful delusion that the bible speaks of- Everything we do now will be taxed because it is ‘affecting the world and causing climate change’ according to these liars- this delusion WILL BE used to cause massive financial problems for everyone, and make us wholly dependent upon government for help-

That is why we are seeing a massive shift towards government dependence by the left- once the country is dependent on government, government is then free to do and say whatever it wants because the people will have no choice but to agree IF they want ot keep receiving government assistance-

I believe we are witnessing the ‘powerful delusion’ that the bible speaks about for the end times- I may be wrong, perhaps it’s another lie altogether, but if it is not the powerful delusion the bible speaks of, then it sure seems like it could be-


108 posted on 01/20/2015 10:42:51 AM PST by Bob434
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To: HiTech RedNeck

[[Some kind of careful explanation would be in order, to head off that kind of evil exploitation.]]

I believe it’s his intention to strengthen this evil exploitation -


109 posted on 01/20/2015 10:46:36 AM PST by Bob434
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To: P-Marlowe

[[If carbon dioxide is going to destroy the earth, then the only way to save the planet is to destroy man.]]

Our atmosphere has only 0.04% CO2 in it, of that 0.04%, man is responsible for only 3.4% of that amount- our contribution to the TOTAL AMOSPHERIC CO2 LEVEL is so infinitesimally insignificant, just 0.00136% of the total atmospheric CO2, that it can’t possibly be causing global climate change- period- end of story- Yet world leaders have managed to sell the LIE that man is ‘almost entirely responsible for climate change’ The fact that we only produce 0.00136% of the TOTAL AMOSPHERIC CO2, is like stating that someone pissing I n the ocean is the cause of world wide flooding- Yet the world is falling for this blatant lie-


110 posted on 01/20/2015 10:53:39 AM PST by Bob434
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To: SkyPilot

[[”Climate change” is not even settled science! But that is what the pope chose to support in a very, very public way. That is why the pope’s declaration smacks of paganism.]]

People are taking his statements lightly, but you are right, they ARE very serious, very deliberate statements that have the potential for very evil underpinnings to them- As I wrote above, I believe that climate change is the powerful delusion the bible speaks of, and I believe it will be the vehicle through which church and government are united for a time- and that is why this pope’s statements are so potentially dangerous- In the last few years, we have been witnessing a very powerful delusion being foisted on this world-, and for the pope to believe it and even endorse it, is very troubling indeed


111 posted on 01/20/2015 11:03:09 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Truth29

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” - Edmund Burke

Pope Francis ignores how Christians around the world are being slaughtered by Muslims fanatics.

Christians Burned Alive: Where’s the Outrage?

Raymond Ibrahim
Powerlin
By John Hinderaker

http://www.raymondibrahim.com/in-the-media/christians-burned-alive-wheres-the-outrage/

From Pakistan, another in a long series of horrifying news stories: because of a (presumably false) rumor that they had burned pages of a Koran, a Christian couple was burned alive by a mob of Muslims:

Sajjad Maseeh, 27, and his wife Shama Bibi, 24, were set upon by at least 1,200 people after rumors circulated that they had burned verses from the Quran, family spokesman Javed Maseeh told NBC News via telephone late Thursday.

Their legs were also broken so they couldn’t run away.
“They picked them up by their arms and legs and held them over the brick furnace until their clothes caught fire,” he said. “And then they threw them inside the furnace.”

Bibi, a mother of four who was four months pregnant, was wearing an outfit that initially didn’t burn, according to Javed Maseeh. The mob removed her from over the kiln and wrapped her up in cotton to make sure the garments would be set alight.

This outrage prompted the President of the Pakistan Christian Congress to write a letter to President Obama:

It is surprising that neither US Administration under your honor nor US State Department even bothered to condemn this horrific crime of burning live of Christian couple by a mob living in country named Islamic Republic of Pakistan which is receiving billions of aid of US taxpayers.

I would appeal your honor to put pressure on government of Pakistan to end misuse of blasphemy laws against Christian, Ahamadiyyia and other religious minorities and condition US Aid to Pakistan on human rights and repeal of blasphemy laws.

Don’t hold your breath waiting for Obama to Obama to do anything about the persecution of Christians. Who knows, it might cause an anti-Muslim backlash! What I want to know is, are the 1,200 people who comprised the mob that burned the Maseehs alive “real” Muslims? Or are they just a handful of deviants who defame the beautiful message of the Prophet?

Actually, the story is the same wherever Muslims dominate. Westerners naturally focus on Islamic terrorism that is directed at them, but that is only one aspect of a pervasive pathology.

If you follow the link above, you can read accounts of Muslim persecution of Christians in Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, East Jerusalem, Malaysia, Kenya, Nigeria, Syria, the Islamic State and elsewhere. The author, Raymond Ibrahim, performs a tremendous service by chronicling the persecution of Christians on a regular basis. Like the President of the Pakistan Christian Congress, he must be baffled that hardly anyone seems to care.


112 posted on 01/20/2015 11:23:38 AM PST by Dqban22 (Hpo<p> http://i.imgur.com/26RbAPxjpg)
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To: Dqban22
"This outrage prompted the President of the Pakistan Christian Congress to write a letter to President Obama:"

Maybe if he had addressed it to Imam Obama or Caliph Obama, he would have a better chance of a response.

113 posted on 01/20/2015 1:24:37 PM PST by Truth29
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