Also, because the above excerpted portion will undoubtedly go unnoticed by all the pundits, self-appointed "experts", bloggers and other assorted anonymous Internet commentators. Those who seek to tell you, the reader here, what the Encyclical says instead of doing what I have done, and do now again, which is to urge you to read it yourself.
Does he begin with the premise that "global warming" is "man-made". Yes.
Does this negate or somehow falsify his later exhortations, namely what I have excerpted above? No.
He doesn't call for any kind of "world government" or any other political activism devoid of the Christian mind, despite breathless conspiracy claims to the contrary.
Read it yourself, and indeed, feel free if you wish to even ignore the beginning where he states in no uncertain terms that it is his belief that global warming is caused by man. At least take note not only of the above, but also where he says in no uncertain terms that it is not the role of the Church to provide guidance in the areas of the sciences, or to definitively suggest new political systems. (Paragraph 188) Beyond that though, he merely goes into saying what should be on every Christian's heart, which is that we have a greater responsibility than only to ourselves.
Read it yourself, all of it; don't be a fool and let others tell you what it says.
So the man that buried his talent is of course the new model for what is good yes ?
Kindly stuff Laudato Si where the sun don’t shine.
Yet, that is exactly what he did by putting his own personal political views in an encyclical. He has the bully pulpit as Pope, he has a lot of influence. Leftists around the world are dancing with glee and bugeyed with power.
Ah, so Pope Chuckles is now a shill for the teachings of the Goreacle, eh.
Interestingly, if I had read those passages and didn't know who had written them, I would have guessed that they were written by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
174. Let us also mention the system of governance of the oceans. International and regional conventions do exist, but fragmentation and the lack of strict mechanisms of regulation, control and penalization end up undermining these efforts. The growing problem of marine waste and the protection of the open seas represent particular challenges. What is needed, in effect, is an agreement on systems of governance for the whole range of so-called “global commons”.
175. The same mindset which stands in the way of making radical decisions to reverse the trend of global warming also stands in the way of achieving the goal of eliminating poverty. A more responsible overall approach is needed to deal with both problems: the reduction of pollution and the development of poorer countries and regions. The twenty-first century, while maintaining systems of governance inherited from the past, is witnessing a weakening of the power of nation states, chiefly because the economic and financial sectors, being transnational, tends to prevail over the political. Given this situation, it is essential to devise stronger and more efficiently organized international institutions, with functionaries who are appointed fairly by agreement among national governments, and empowered to impose sanctions. As Benedict XVI has affirmed in continuity with the social teaching of the Church: “To manage the global economy; to revive economies hit by the crisis; to avoid any deterioration of the present crisis and the greater imbalances that would result; to bring about integral and timely disarmament, food security and peace; to guarantee the protection of the environment and to regulate migration: for all this, there is urgent need of a true world political authority, as my predecessor Blessed John XXIII indicated some years ago”.[129] Diplomacy also takes on new importance in the work of developing international strategies which can anticipate serious problems affecting us all.
“To be serenely present to each reality...” As if there is more than one reality. I have not read the document and do not intend to. It should be ignored by everyone. “And when he hath let out his own sheep, he goeth before them: and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice. But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.” The voice from Rome for the last 60 years or so has been the voice of strangers - and should be ignored. Catholics know what they must do to save their souls. (Sedevacantists begone - the Holy Ghost only prevents the Pope from formally defining error as revealed Truth, not from behaving like an idiot.)
Dear Pope Francis: Shut Up and Pray!
Can't have a post Vatican II encyclical without a nod to other "religious traditions", can we?
I don't care what it says. Does he begin with the premise that "global warming" is "man-made". Yes. - that's all I need to know.
Well, aside from other issues with the "religion".
83. The ultimate destiny of the universe is in the fullness of God, which has already been attained by the risen Christ, the measure of the maturity of all things.[53] Here we can add yet another argument for rejecting every tyrannical and irresponsible domination of human beings over other creatures. The ultimate purpose of other creatures is not to be found in us. Rather, all creatures are moving forward with us and through us towards a common point of arrival, which is God, in that transcendent fullness where the risen Christ embraces and illumines all things. Human beings, endowed with intelligence and love, and drawn by the fullness of Christ, are called to lead all creatures back to their Creator.
This is not Catholic.