Posted on 08/22/2019 6:12:44 PM PDT by marshmallow
Call for Development of ‘Christian Spirituality of Ecology’
The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have renewed their commitment to care for creation. In a written statement, they called on August 16, 2019, for the development of a “Christian spirituality of ecology” which begins in “personal” and “family life”.
Outlining the depths of the ecological crisis we are facing and the Catholic response, they also invite the Catholic community in England and Wales to take up the challenge to adopt a new lifestyle. “We the Bishops of England and Wales commit ourselves and invite our people to engage in this urgent challenge so that together we show leadership by our actions.”
Quoting from Laudato Si’, they highlight the urgency of the environmental crisis. The earth “now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our own irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her.”
According to British Gas Business, more than 4,500 Catholic churches and schools have switched to renewable gas and electricity, making it one of the largest single consumers of green gas certificates based on annual volume in the UK.
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I remember when we were more interested in “Spirit” and less interested in “gas”.
Why are so many in Catholic leadership such uninspired trend-followers?
Do they ever preach the actual Gospel or do they just speak on environmental and multicultural issues? If you quote Romans at them they might look a bit confused, it’s been so long. “...if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
I think sodomite cardinals and bishops are a more pressing problem than carbon dioxide.
Wasn’t it Chesterton who said, “To fall out of the Faith is to fall into the fashion”?
I wish Jorge Begoglio would think like you do.
excellent quote
I can easily imagine the discomfort of England’s Catholic parishioners and school kids as thermostats are adjusted to save energy. Remind me though, where are renewable energy and sustainability mentioned in the New Testament?
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