Pope Francis: The ‘senseless war on our common home’ is ‘a terrible world war’
August 31, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: In announcing the publication of an upcoming exhortation on care for our common home, Pope Francis said that “it is necessary to stand with the victims of environmental and climate injustice, striving to end the senseless war on our common home, which is a terrible world war. I urge all of you to work and pray for it to abound with life once again.”
Pope Francis made his remarks at the conclusion of his August 30 general audience. The Pontiff also recalled that on “September 1, we celebrate the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, inaugurating the Season of Creation, which will last until October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi ... Let us join our Christian brothers and sisters in the commitment to care for Creation as a sacred gift from the Creator.”
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
Sep. 01, 2023 12:31 AM ET USA
I don't generate much trash, recycling most of it. I have confidence that the amount of CO2 I produce is "offset" by the large number of trees & plants on my property. My sewage output is as minimal as possible. After 55 years of living as a conservationist, I know what I am doing for the earth environment. Francis should order his Pontifical Academy of Sciences to do something useful for a change, e.g., publish detailed plans and budgets for carbon capture, reforestation, better soil use, etc.
