Not according to Pope Francis.
Pope Francis: “Our common home is being pillaged, laid waste and harmed with impunity. Cowardice in defending it is a grave sin."
Grave sin = mortal sin. The two words are used interchangeably in Catholic teaching.
Francis supports liberation theology. He honors liberation theologists such as Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino and has written the preface for Cardinal Muller's pro-liberation theology book, "Poor for the Poor: The Mission of the Church". Liberation theology is communism with a Christian veneer.
Did one Wall Street banker go to jail over the Lehman Bros crash of 2003-2004? Was Soros ever prosecuted over his currency manipulations: pain,death, and destruction? Hillary Clinton’s $100,000 overnight win in a cattle futures investment of $`1000? Silicon Valley Masters of the Universe? Saudi Royalty? Dubai emirs while thousands of third world workers get housed in prison-like conditions?
Please explain how advocating for liberation theology/eco-socialism (communism) is an appropriate Christian response to the above complaints?
If the liberal press can poison folks like you (And, I don’t mean you personally), then there is no hope. Pope Francis speaks of unbridled capitalism, a capitalism that savages and exploits. This is mostly true for Latin America but we all know what occurred in the Lehman Bros crash when thousands of middle class folks lost their homes and families were literally placed on the streets. Why isn’t this kind of exploitative capitalism a grave sin? Child labor in China, India, the Philippines? Haven’t we seen fires gut factories in Bangladesh with hundreds of factory workers killed while making shoes for Nike?
You need to be careful and read between the lines and not drink the MSM kool-aid.
Here’s short BBC account of what he said during the last Mass in Paraguay
“During his previous stops in Bolivia and Ecuador, he spoke out against social injustices in the region.
“Welcome the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the naked, the sick, the prisoner, the leper and the disabled,” Pope Francis spoke at the Mass in Asuncion.”
For sure, this is no Joel Osteen speaking here!