That's what I'd like the men on the other side of the confessional screen to answer. Which bit of scripture supports this, to the point of doling out penance? Surely they must've covered this back when they were seminarians. I'm certain that they can explain and somehow justify all those hydrocarbon-spewing candles, too.
Mockery is a powerful weapon. If enough priests hear things like this, it'll make it to the ears of their bishops and archbishops. Ultimately, Rome will either find a way to double-down, or this will be quietly walked back.
The scripture which suggests man has a right and duty to use the globe for the benefit of humanity is the one that tells man to subdue the earth. It’s wild... it isn’t meant to be kept a museum of wildness any more than it is meant to be despoiled.