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Jane Goodall Says Pope Francis Is a ‘Reason for Hope’ in the Future
Crux ^ | 4/21/21 | Elise Ann Allen

Posted on 04/21/2021 7:14:28 PM PDT by marshmallow

ROME – World-renowned anthropologist Jane Goodall has joined her voice to the Vatican’s in calling for the defense of biodiversity, saying she has seen hopeful trends in global fight to protect the environment, one of which is Pope Francis.

Speaking during an April 20 Vatican-organized webinar on biodiversity, Goodall, 87, said that in her more than 60 years of work in the scientific field, “I’ve seen so much change.”

“One of my reasons for hope is Pope Francis,” the Englishwoman said, because in his position as pope, “with the whole of the Catholic Church around the world, his stand on the environment really has made a big difference.”

“The other reason for hope is that the other religions too are beginning to talk about the environment more and more,” she said.

“So, this really is one of the big hopes for our future, and that more and more scientists – I never thought I’d live to see this day – but the scientists are coming together to agree that there is intelligence, with a capital ‘I,’ behind the creation of the universe,” she said.

Founder and doctor at The Jane Goodall Institute, she first rose to fame for her groundbreaking research in the world of chimpanzees. She traveled to Tanzania in 1960 at the age of 26 to live amongst them and learn about the species up close.

Her discovery in 1960 that chimps make and use tools is still considered one of the greatest achievements in 20th century scholarship. Her field research has transformed not only the scientific community’s understanding of chimps, but it has redefined the human-animal relationship throughout the world.

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TOPICS: Catholic; Religion & Science
KEYWORDS: apelady; apewoman; bigape
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To: Mouton

Francis has proven hes not infallible where matters of faith are concerned. Hes proven hes a heretic.


21 posted on 04/21/2021 7:37:17 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: marshmallow

She’d make a monkey out of him.


22 posted on 04/21/2021 7:45:47 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: marshmallow

Not all primates are bishops but all bishops are primates.


23 posted on 04/21/2021 7:45:58 PM PDT by posterchild
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To: marshmallow

Even the apes were sick of her.


24 posted on 04/21/2021 7:47:05 PM PDT by dforest (huh?)
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To: posterchild

...or perhaps only some bishops are primates. I can’t remember.


25 posted on 04/21/2021 7:47:24 PM PDT by posterchild
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To: marshmallow
Dame Jane Morris Goodall DBE, born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall, formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall hasn't got the sense that God gave to the good chimps of Tanzania.
26 posted on 04/21/2021 7:53:16 PM PDT by PerConPat (A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground - Mencken)
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To: Secret Agent Man; Mouton
Pope Francis has never exercised the charism of infallibility. It is more proper to say that the Pope can speak infallibly rather than to say he is infallible.

Papal infallibity is a negative charism rather than a positive one. It does not mean that everything the Pope says or teaches is an infallible statement, rather, the charism prevents him from teaching error under several strict conditions all of which must be present:

1. That he is speaking as the head of the Catholic Church to the entire Church.

2. That he is making an infallible pronouncement binding on all Catholics.

3. That it is a matter of faith and morals.

If even one of these conditions are not met it is not an infallible teaching. Otherwise, if the Pope’s teaching is in line with Scripture and established Church teaching, well and good. If he does not, he is wrong and possibly a heretic. A great many things this Pope says, unfortunately, are just his very kooky opinion that has nothing to do with faith or morals..Fortunately he can’t permanently change Church teaching and his disastrous papacy will eventually pass into history, and the Church will live on. We have Christ’s promise on it.

27 posted on 04/21/2021 8:03:26 PM PDT by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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To: marshmallow
Faces in the News


28 posted on 04/21/2021 8:11:55 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (Working like Crazy to support the Lazy.)
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To: fidelis

look dont use so many words

he’s a heretic

hes an antipope

in six words, you get what i am saying and where i’m coming from


29 posted on 04/21/2021 8:16:50 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Sorry to confuse you with the facts. I’ll not make the same mistake twice.


30 posted on 04/21/2021 8:21:27 PM PDT by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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To: marshmallow

Go back to your Chimps Jane. They make better sense than this Pope.


31 posted on 04/21/2021 8:25:24 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: fidelis

its not confusing

sometimes less is more, that’s all

take it easy


32 posted on 04/21/2021 8:25:50 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: marshmallow

33 posted on 04/21/2021 8:25:52 PM PDT by The MAGA-Deplorian (Democrats are lawless because Republicans are ball-less)
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To: marshmallow

Shes hoping to see the day when the first Ape Pope comes to the chair.


34 posted on 04/21/2021 8:36:55 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: marshmallow

I thank her for her work with Chimps but I disagree with her. She sounds brainwashed.


35 posted on 04/21/2021 8:43:31 PM PDT by Mozilla
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To: marshmallow

She’s making a monkey out of herself, spewing her cultish nonsense and folderol.


36 posted on 04/21/2021 8:43:43 PM PDT by Quentin Quarantino
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To: marshmallow

she’s still around? She was like 90 years old 50 years ago


37 posted on 04/21/2021 9:04:26 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: dfwgator

LOL


38 posted on 04/21/2021 9:08:08 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. .... )
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To: marshmallow

Hasn’t she ... like...died of old age or something?


39 posted on 04/21/2021 9:37:32 PM PDT by Sapwolf (Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty. -Sowell)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
I thought she got chopped up by mostly peaceful black poachers?

No, that was Lt. Ripley.

Regards,

40 posted on 04/21/2021 11:54:38 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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