Posted on 01/22/2023 6:33:49 PM PST by marshmallow
Pope Francis blamed the 'present environmental crisis' on 'human roots' in his meeting with the Buddhist delegation.
VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis accused humanity of being behind the “present environmental crisis” in a meeting with a Cambodian Buddhist delegation this morning.
The striking comments were made today by Francis in a meeting he had with Buddhist monks as part of the current Christian Unity week series of events.
The delegation of Buddhist monks from Cambodia were received by Pope Francis in private audience this morning, joined also by Cambodian officials and Bishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, the Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh.
In the meeting – held shortly after the Pope met with an ecumenical group from Finland – Francis praised the visit as a means to “consolidate your enduring friendship as religious leaders working to enhance interreligious cooperation.”
He thanked the Buddhist delegation for having chosen “Ecological Conversion” as the theme for their meeting.
Such a step, Francis said, demonstrated a “positive sign of the growing sensitivity and concern for the well-being of the earth, our common home, and for the important contributions that, inspired by your religious beliefs and spiritual traditions, you can offer to your noble country on its path to social healing and economic reconstruction following the socio-political crises of recent decades.”
The Pontiff equated respect for the “family” with respect for “nature,” stating that there is an “urgent need … to seek integrated solutions anchored in respect for the fundamental interdependence of the human family and nature.”
Referencing his own, regularly repeated statements calling for “ecological conversion,” the Pope outlined the instances in which he claimed such a “conversion” occurred – linking it to an acknowledgement of the “human roots of the present environmental crisis.”
Francis stated:
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And to think Francis calls himself a Christian.
I guess he made no attempt to stress the need for conversion to the One, True Faith. That's not important to him.
Dope Francis, please go away!
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