Posted on 07/25/2015 6:23:22 AM PDT by BlatherNaut
This past Tuesday the Vatican hosted about 150 mayors of cities throughout the world with the ostensible goal of "combating climate change". Ten of those were US mayors, most being pro-abortion. They included Bill De Blasio of New York. Joining them was CA Governor Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown. They met in a workshop entitled "Modern Slavery and Climate Change: The Commitment of the Cities". Hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, the meeting was hosted by rabid population-control advocate Jeffrey Sachs. I've written about both these before in recent months.
As Breitbart points out, Tuesday's seminar was immediately followed by another, in conjunction with the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network on Cities and the Sustainable Development Agenda entitled "Prosperity, People and Planet in the Cities". Notice how that phrase "sustainable development" keeps popping up like kudzu? Ladies and gentlemen, I believe we are being bombarded with that phrase deliberately so that we will be accustomed to it and not notice when the death-dealing underpinnings of "sustainable development" are fully implemented in our midst.
The pope addressed the attendees at the first meeting; Zenit has the full English text. While it is indeed a rambling mess, we can see within it the insinuations of progressive poison. I'm going to address a few of these points. Again, there seems to be very little organization of thought here but there are some odd things that must be pointed out.
He ended one paragraph by claiming that "wars are an element of the imbalance of environment". No. James 4:1-5 has a bit to say of the origins of wars. Mother Teresa of Calcutta had words of wisdom on the topic when, at the 1994 prayer breakfast, she uttered, "But I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a war against the child, a direct killing of the innocent child, murder by the mother herself. And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another?" Recall that many, if not most, of the attendees of this workshop are actively facilitating this "destroyer of peace".
Further on down the pope said, "man is creator of lack of culture because he doesn't look after the environment." The only way that can be accurate is if "environment" = God. Culture becomes debased when man's disobedience to God becomes ingrained in the culture, as has happened to western civilization over these past few decades. Hallmarks of this "lack of culture" have been:
- the removal of any mention of God in official public life (ending of prayer in schools, removal of crosses and Ten Commandment plaques from public buildings, etc)
- the legalization and even promotion of contraception and abortion by civil government
- the exaltation of sexual perversion and disdain for true families by the culture at large.
These have been both cause and effect of the degradation of culture. The size of "carbon footprints" and other such nonsense have little, if anything, to do with the health of real culture. Most, if not all, the city officials in attendance have fostered these detriments to real culture. The pope would have done well to address these. Instead, he made no mention of these and chose to utter politically-correct ramblings. After the meeting de Blasio was interviewed and the transcript is on Zenit. De Blasio is quoted as saying, "He is moving people on an extraordinary level. And we have few truly international leaders in any sense. What he is doing is creating an international voice of conscience," and "He is literally saying to us that we need to reset our assumptions and think more deeply and morally about our actions, because our current sense of practicality is digging our graves, and I think his voice is having a very big moral impact."
I'll be impressed with this "very big moral impact" when de Blasio and ilk do a 180-degree turn and stand for the unborn babies and true marriage in their respective localities. Otherwise it will be made plain that one effect of this whole charade is to let pro-abortion pols be enabled in their "lack of culture" policies by misguided papal affirmation.
Pope's Address at Meeting on Modern Slavery and Climate Change
James 4: 1-5 : "From whence are wars and contentions among you? Are they not hence, from your concupiscences, which war in your members? You covet, and have not: you kill, and envy, and can not obtain. You contend and war, and you have not, because you ask not. You ask, and receive not; because you ask amiss: that you may consume it on your concupiscences. Adulterers, know you not that the friendship of this world is the enemy of God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of this world, becometh an enemy of God. Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you?
God Save the Catholic Church as this Pope is a bona fide idiot.
This pope is what he has always been: a Latin American Communist. Nice job, cardinals. What are you doing about it now?
The pope should not involve himself with “climate change/global warming.” It sends a confusing message to the faithful.
Pray for him!
There are some strange things about this pope, some of which seem to be unconsidered by observers so far, like the unique-but-one-other situation of another still living and very orthodox pope in abeyance. There is a reason for this anomalous pope and this anomalous situation. I hope I am still alive when the reason becomes apparent.
> God Save the Catholic Church as this Pope is a bona fide idiot.
I think we should seriously consider he is playing for the other team and might be the false prophet. His predecessor stepped aside to pet him take the reigns. That should say something. The AntiChrist spirit appearing at the same time; i don’t think its coincidence.
It is clear that the Pope is of the mold of Cardinals O’Malley and Dolan—he just CANNOT get enough snuggling and cuddling with pro-aborts.
The Pope and most bishops—certainly most American bishops—are exhibiting a kind of total moral imbecility or dementia—as pointed out by a commenter at this link:
It’s fascinating the Pope has not changed the Church’s stance on Homosexuality, Abortion, Repentance and Sin. While these “Pious Democrats” parade around their new found love for the leader of the Catholic Church, they are only showing the world who they really are. They are guilty of Lust of the eyes, Lust of the Flesh and the Pride of Life. It’s like the Pope is drawing them into a trap to expose their evil hearts. All over Global Warming.
The Vatican let Sachs host a meeting at the Vatican. End times, folks.
Well said.
Prayer up.
Well said!
Pope Francis and The Catholic Church would be much better served if he spent his energies teaching Catholics to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ and saving their Souls.
I truly believe He is on the wrong Road.
Bkmrk.
The commie POPE gets more nauseating every day. His stance on abortion, gay marriage, ISIS slaughters is unbelievable for a man who is supposedly walking in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. If he’s not 666, he certainly is a fraud.
Yeah. Sustainable, diversity, and proud. Can't go 24 hours without hearing at least one of these words.
May God send us a truly Catholic pope ASAP!
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