Pope urges lifestyle changes to save environment
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict used his traditional New Year address on Friday to call on people to change their lifestyles to save the planet, saying environmental responsibility was essential for global peace.
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Recalling that world leaders had gathered in Copenhagen last month for the U.N. climate conference, the pope said action at a personal and community level was just as important to safeguard the environment.
“Nevertheless, in this moment, I would like to underline the importance of the choices of individuals, families and local administrations in preserving the environment,” the Pope told the thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
“An objective shared by all, an indispensable condition for peace, is that of overseeing the earth’s natural resources with justice and wisdom.”
The pope, who had a scare last week when a woman with a history of mental problems knocked him down during Christmas Eve mass, also said “ecological responsibility” should be taught as part of the education syllabus.
The pope and his predecessor John Paul have put the Vatican firmly on an environmentalist footing. Last month, in a message sent to heads of state and international organizations, the pope called on rich nations to acknowledge responsibility for the environmental crisis and shed consumerism.
(Writing by Deepa Babington, editing by Tim Pearce)
Is that really what the Pope said?
Well, no. The Holy Father hasn’t called on us to change our life styles to save the planet. The Holy See hasn’t “put the Vatican on an environmentalist footing.” In fact, he warns of neo-paganism, and the pantheism, of the environmentalists.
Benedict XVI, in his New Years message, reminds us of the responsibilities of our stewardship over the earth.
Pope Benedict XVI also advocates on behave of the peoples of developing countries and the poor. He also reminds us, that in our efforts to protect the environment, we need to respect human life, and the dignity of humanity.
The way of the secular environmentalists, and secular humanists, is death, and the destruction of mankind, in the name of saving the earth.
The Holy Father calls for the sharing of clean technologies while the secular humanists call for the withholding of new technologies.
“Giving society cheap, abundant energy would be the equivalent of giving an idiot child a machine gun.”
– Prof Paul Ehrlich, Stanford University
You can read the words of Pope Benedict XVI, unfiltered through a secular humanist brain, by clicking the link below.
IF YOU WANT TO CULTIVATE PEACE, PROTECT CREATION
