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New poll shows Pope Francis has historically low favorability among AmericansRasmussen Reports found that only 41% of U.S. adults have a favorable impression of Pope Francis, down from 61% in 2013 when he was elected.A new study published by Rasmussen Reports indicates that favorability ratings of Pope Francis for adult Americans are at an all-time low.The study, which was released last Thursday, was conducted via an online and phone survey of 1,346 Americans.The report found that only 41% of American adults have a favorable impression of Pope Francis, down from 61% in 2013 when he was elected.Thirty-one percent (31%) of...

Pope Francis laments ‘ecological debt,’ repeats call for ‘elimination’ of death penaltyPope Francis highlighted the three themes of the eradication of debt, the death penalty, and world hunger during his message for the 2025 World Day of Peace.Issuing a message for the 2025 World Day of Peace, Pope Francis renewed calls for global peace, the tackling of climate change issues, and the “elimination” of the death penalty.Entitled “Forgive us our trespasses: grant us your peace,” Francis’ message for the annual World Day of Peace – January 1, 2025 – focused on certain of his favored talking points, as well as...

Pope Francis calls for Catholics to ‘pray for the cry of the Earth,’ says it ‘has a fever’‘We pray that each of us will listen with the heart to the cry of the Earth,’ Pope Francis said in a new video, claiming that ‘if we took the planet’s temperature, it will us that the Earth has a fever. And it is sick, just like anyone who’s sick.’Pope Francis calls for ecological concern in his Pope Video.This September, Pope Francis has urged members of the Catholic Church to “pray for the cry of the Earth” and “the victims of environmental disasters...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope’s September prayer intention: For the cry of the earthIn a video message accompanying his prayer intention for September, Pope Francis prays that "each of us might listen with our hearts to the cry of the earth and of the victims of environmental disasters and climate change, making a personal commitment to care for the world we inhabit."Considering rising temperatures around the globe, we can say the earth has a “fever”, Pope Francis says in his video-message announcing this month’s prayer intention.The earth “is sick”, he continues, “just like anyone who’s sick”.“But are we listening to this pain?”...

Pope Francis: World Nearing ‘Breaking Point’ from Climate ChangeClimate change has brought the world to the “breaking point,” Pope Francis asserted in his introduction to a 3-day climate summit to be held in the Vatican in May.A firm believer in the climate “crisis,” the pontiff wrote that he has “heartfelt concerns” for “our suffering planet,” contending that “the world in which we live is collapsing” because of humanity’s failure to adequately address the crisis.It is “indubitable” that the impact of climate change will increasingly prejudice the lives and families of many persons, he contends, adding that its effects are already...

A self-proclaimed “ecosexual” took nature loving to the extreme after becoming infatuated with an oak tree — which she says fills her with “erotic energy.” “There was an eroticism with something so big and so old holding my back,” Sonja Semyonova, 45, told SWNS of her forest fetish. She is a self-proclaimed “ecosexual,” defined by “Here Come The Ecosexuals” as a person who “finds nature romantic, sensual and sexy” and often imagines “Earth as their lover.” The self-intimacy guide and “somatic sex educator in training” first started pining for the plants after moving to Vancouver Island, British Colombia in the...

Pope Francis calls for obligatory global climate change policies in new document ‘Laudate Deum’Pope Francis' new document, Laudate Deum, calls for international bodies to enforce 'obligatory' policies to implement measures responding to the 'climate crisis.'ATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis has published his second document on the topic of “climate change,” condemning “human-induced climate changes” and calling for “obligatory” measures across the globe to address the issue.There must be “binding forms of energy transition that meet three conditions: that they be efficient, obligatory and readily monitored,” wrote Pope Francis, outlining his hopes for the upcoming COP28 “climate change” conference, which...

Pope Francis Calls on Nations to ‘End the Era of Fossil Fuel’Pope Francis has doubled down in his personal war on fossil fuels while condemning “extreme practices” such as fracking.It is time world leaders to “listen to science and institute a rapid and equitable transition to end the era of fossil fuel,” the pontiff urges in his message for the Feast of Creation, to be celebrated on September 1.It is “absurd to permit the continued exploration and expansion of fossil fuel infrastructures,” he insists. “Let us raise our voices to halt this injustice towards the poor and towards our children,...

Cardinal Schönborn spreads false climate narrative blaming wildfires on global warmingContrary to Schönborn’s statement and the claims of many climate alarmists, high temperatures alone do not cause forest fires.Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has promoted climate change alarmism, linking wildfires to global warming in a social media post. Today Schönborn wrote on X, formerly Twitter, “Blooming vacation paradises are turning into burning hells.” The cardinal was clearly referring to recent wildfires in Greece, Turkey, Hawaii, and Canada, among others. “Hundreds of thousands of people, tourists and locals, had to flee from the flames. Many of them have lost everything, their homes, their...

Bishop Strickland: World Youth Day is helping ‘to secularize the Catholic Church, de-emphasize Christ’The 2023 World Youth Day has touted its focus on 'climate change' aspects and 'interfaith dialogue.'Bishop Strickland and World Youth Day infographics.TYLER, Texas (LifeSiteNews) — Tyler’s Bishop Joseph Strickland has publicly criticized the current World Youth Day for having “fallen prey to the current trend to secularize the Catholic Church and de-emphasize Jesus Christ.”In a short post on X—formerly called Twitter—Bishop Strickland slated World Youth Day (WYD), which is currently taking place in Lisbon.Running August 1 through 6, the 17th World Youth Day will see Pope Francis...

Pope Francis Ushers In Radical Environmentalism Under The Guise Of ‘Catholic Teaching’Pope Francis’ militant environmentalism comes couched in the devotional language of his 2015 encyclical “Laudato Sí.” What he calls “the Gospel of Creation” is a politicized assault on fossil fuels, industrial development, economic freedom, and private property. It is the Great Reset in cope and chasuble.A Vatican campaign intent on social, political, and economic transformation arrives this year in two stages. The first appeared in May. The second starts today, Sept. 1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and lasts until Oct. 4, the feast...

Pope Francis Prays U.N. Climate Summit Will ‘Unite the Human Family’ROME — Pope Francis said Wednesday that “Mother Earth groans and begs us to stop our abuse” of creation.Following his weekly general audience in the Vatican, the pontiff noted September 1 will mark the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, kicking off a month-long “Season of Creation,” culminating on October 4, the feast of St Francis of Assisi. The pope went on to express his wish that the call to listen to the voice of creation will “foster in everyone a concrete commitment to care for our...

Humanity has ‘moral obligation’ to fight climate change, pope saysVATICAN CITY — The care of the environment and the fight against climate change is not a lofty goal for humanity but a moral imperative, Pope Francis said.The worsening climate crisis can no longer be ignored, and it is up to all human beings, who were entrusted by God as “stewards of his gift of his creation,” to act, the pope said in a message July 13 to participants at a Vatican conference on climate change.“Care for our common home, even apart from considerations of the effects of climate change, is...

Pope calls for fraternity ‘among ourselves and with creation’Pope Francis on Saturday praised participants in an international conference on protecting biodiversity, saying their commitment “strengthens the urgent and responsible dialogue on the future of the planet.”The Holy Father said the theme of the conference – “Nature in Mind: A New Culture of Nature for the Protection of Biodiversity” – calls to mind the wonder of St Bonaventure, who “invites us to discover the Transcendent through the beauty of nature.”God, human beings, and creationThe Pope went on to say that as we can see God in nature, so human beings are...

Prelate Defends Pope After Maltese BacklashFrancis triggers outrage in Malta with provocative spiel on immigration ALLETTA, Malta (ChurchMilitant.com) - The archbishop of Malta has rushed to defend Pope Francis after the pontiff's comments on immigration triggered a fierce backlash on Maltese social media. Abp. Scicluna helps Pope Francis on his Malta visit Archbishop Charles Scicluna, the island's controversial pro-LGBTQ+ prelate, compared the islanders' rejection of Francis' message to the Jews rejecting Jesus and crucifying Him. "Good Friday was the moment where Jesus was rejected up to the assassination. We didn't like the message, so we killed the messenger," Scicluna told...

Why would a pope do such a thing?I have a few busy days right now and also people in town, so my energies are divided.However, I bring to your attention the fact that, other day, with other religious leaders Francis signed a document about “safeguarding nature” in advance of some gassy climate confab in Scotland. Antonio Socci says that the 2350 word document has not a single reference to God or a creator or creation.I have to ask myself: Why would a Pope sign such a document?On the other hand, Francis also appointed Jeffrey Sachs to the Pontifical Academy of...

Poop Video For Sept 2021 Urges Servitude To Mother Earth IdolBelow is the Poop Video for September 2021. As he lays aside his propaganda campaign for the ingestion of the sinful corona vaccines, he resumes another topic from what I call the "new world punch list", that is, Twisting centuries of Catholic theology in an attempt to quash the death penaltyGun control and nuclear disarmament, as if evil people would divest themselves of their weapons"Immigration reform", thinly-veiled language for removal of national boundariesEnvironmentalism, climate-change hysteria - whatever they want to call their de facto earth-worshipRacism, unless it's directed at...

Vatican heralds ecumenical movement pushing ‘ecological conversion, well being of the Earth’ The month-long event is being described as a precursor to the United Nations’ November climate summit, which the Pope will attend. A light show illuminates St. Peter's Basilica on December 8, 2015, the final event of the opening of the Holy Year Jubilee.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) – The Vatican is celebrating an ecumenical movement designed to promote “ecological conversion” and to respond to Pope Francis’s persistent calls to heed the “cry of the Earth.” Starting September 1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, the “Season...

Fear-Mongering: Nature “No Longer Forgives”Francis honoured the pagan April 22 “Earth Day” with two video messages, one for an Earth Day Live Internet event, another for a global climate summit hosted by Joe Biden.In the first message, Francis is panicking that the planet is “at the brink” and humanity has to avoid “the path of self destruction.” According to Francis, nature cannot continue to be disrespected, because it “does no longer forgive.”These words are unquestionably true if applied to the Catholic Church and Catholic dogma.In the second video, Francis calls the Biden climate show “beautiful,” adding that “I am with...

Pope Francis’ ‘ecological crusade’ is helping those who want to physically eliminate the poorThe Vatican’s formal presentation of its 'Pastoral Orientations on Climate Displaced People' marks the total subjugation of Church leadership to an ecological ideology, one that is anti-human at its core. While done in the name of defending the poor, it is actually a bullhorn for those who seek their elimination.April 7, 2021 (Daily Compass) – We can’t help but feel dumbfounded after reading the 26-page "Pastoral Orientations on Climate Displaced People." The Vatican document is replete with scientific and economic gibberish while sprinkled with warm Christian feelings...