Asian Church Leaders Call for 'Ecological Conversion'

UCANews ^ | 6/6/22

[marshmallow]

Humanity cannot be saved if we don't respond to cries of the earth and the poor, say Indonesian and Korean bishops

Catholic leaders in Indonesia and South Korea have called on Christians and people of other faiths to bring about an "ecological conversion" to stop pollution, protect the environment and minimize the impacts of the global climate crisis.

Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, Indonesian Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo, archbishop of Jakarta, issued a pastoral letter stressing the need for environmental protection in line with Pope Francis’ 2015 landmark encyclical Laudato Si' and the 50th anniversary of the UN Climate Conference in Stockholm that established the environment day.

“The Stockholm conference discussed three pressing issues — global warming and climate change due to the destruction of nature and loss of biodiversity, and pollution, particularly air pollution. These three are still our concerns in everyday life of humanity, but we don’t care much,” Cardinal Suharyo said.

In Laudato Si', Pope Francis strongly emphasized the same issues to care for our common home — the earth, the prelate noted.

“Pope Francis said: We need a new ecological approach that can change the way we live in the world, our lifestyle, our relationship with natural resources in general and our view of humanity and life,” Cardinal Suharyo said.

[the_daug]

Isa 51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

[ViLaLuz]

Climate is part of the new world religion. The focus is off Christ.

[the_daug]

They certainly don’t teach the Gospel any more.

[ViLaLuz]

Tragic. The world hates Jesus.