Pope Francis, who has a strong belief in the science of climate change, called upon world leaders on Wednesday to "listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor, who suffer most because of the unbalanced ecology."
Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew I, the head of the Orthodox Christian Church, will issue a joint message to commemorate the annual "World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation" on Friday, the Associated Press reported.
In 2015, the Pope designated Sept. 1 as "a precious opportunity to renew our personal participation in this vocation as custodians of creation," framing the preservation of the environment as a moral responsibility.
Similarly, Bartholomew—who backed Francis' 2015 encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si—once said:
"There has never been so much turmoil on our planet, but there has never been greater opportunity for communication, cooperation and dialogue. Basic human rights such as access to water, clean air and sufficient food should be available to everyone without distinction or discrimination. We are convinced that we cannot separate our concern for human dignity, human rights or social justice from the concern for ecological preservation and sustainability."
Pope Francis has long pressed for strong climate action. In May, during their meeting at the Vatican, the pontiff gifted President Trump a copy of the climate encyclical right as POTUS considered whether the U.S. should exit from the Paris climate agreement. Trump, a notorious climate skeptic who does not agree with Francis about the global phenomenon, apparently didn't take the Pope's message to heart—he controversially withdrew the U.S. from the Paris accord just a month later.
Poster Comment:
What this phony pope and devoted communist is hearing is his flatulence.
He cares nothing about saving souls and doing the work Jesus intended when leaving Peter the Keys to the Kingdom. He is just another of the Vatican II 'corrupters' of the once viable Roman Catholic Church. The Church has morphed yet again subsequent to Vii; a new religion that worships mother earth.
#1: A K A Stone To: IbJensen, vicomte13 (#0)
A K A Stone posted on 2017-08-31 08:14:18 Reply Private Reply
#2: Vicomte13 To: A K A Stone (#1)
Yeah, it's definitely going to take a civil war to resolve the issues.
Vicomte13 posted on 2017-08-31 08:41:51 Reply Private Reply
#3: IbJensen To: A K A Stone (#1)
Jesus Christ left his Church and followers to Peter. Peter had a successor:
2. Pope St. Linus (67-76)
All the ancient records of the Roman bishops which have been handed down to us by St. Irenaeus, Julius Africanus, St. Hippolytus, Eusebius, also the Liberian catalogue of 354, place the name of Linus directly after that of the Prince of the Apostles, St. Peter. These records are traced back to a list of the Roman bishops which existed in the time of Pope Eleutherus (about 174-189), when Irenaeus wrote his book “Adversus haereses”. As opposed to this testimony, we cannot accept as more reliable Tertullian’s assertion, which unquestionably places St. Clement (De praescriptione, xxii) after the Apostle Peter, as was also done later by other Latin scholars (Jerome, Illustrious Men 15). The Roman list in Irenaeus has undoubtedly greater claims to historical authority. This author claims that Pope Linus is the Linus mentioned by St. Paul in his 2 Timothy 4:21. The passage by Irenaeus (Against Heresies III.3.3) reads:
After the Holy Apostles (Peter and Paul) had founded and set the Church in order (in Rome) they gave over the exercise of the episcopal office to Linus. The same Linus is mentioned by St. Paul in his Epistle to Timothy. His successor was Anacletus.
IbJensen posted on 2017-08-31 09:08:17 Reply Private Reply
#4: misterwhite To: IbJensen (#0)
No one is denying people their right to access water, clean air and sufficient food. Just as no one is denying me my right to access a Lexus.
However, if the Pope means that their "right to access" these things means that others must give them those things, I disagree.
2 Thessalonians 3:9-10: It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate. For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: “If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.”
misterwhite posted on 2017-08-31 11:12:06 Reply Private Reply
#5: Hondo68 To: IbJensen, Pope Benedict XVI (#3)
Francis is a a nutjob.
The line of succession was broken when Francis the usurper fired Benedict XVI. He's the real Pope.
Real Pope's drink beer, not algore Kool Aid! He's the peoples Pope, not too uppity to suck up a cool one.
Hondo68 posted on 2017-08-31 15:24:06 Reply Private Reply
#6: IbJensen To: misterwhite (#4)
IbJensen posted on 2017-09-01 07:49:55 Reply Private Reply
#7: misterwhite To: IbJensen (#6)
Based on his rulings, he needs an exorcist.
misterwhite posted on 2017-09-01 09:13:16 Reply Private Reply
#8: IbJensen To: misterwhite (#7)
IbJensen posted on 2017-09-01 09:27:27 Reply Private Reply
#9: A Pole To: IbJensen (#0)
He is not the head of the Orthodox Church.
A Pole posted on 2017-09-02 10:54:02 Reply Private Reply
#10: Tooconservative To: A Pole, IBJensen, Vicomte13, A K A Stone, misterwhite, hondo68, redleghunter, Liberator, BobCeleste (#9)
Tooconservative posted on 2017-09-02 21:47:07 Reply Private Reply
#11: rlk To: IbJensen (#0)
I hear nothing but a doddering old Marxist asshole.
rlk posted on 2017-09-03 00:04:52 Reply Private Reply
#12: sneakypete To: IbJensen (#0)
sneakypete posted on 2017-09-03 01:06:43 Reply Private Reply
#13: redleghunter To: A Pole (#9)
Not yet.
redleghunter posted on 2017-09-03 16:06:21 Reply Private Reply
#14: redleghunter To: Tooconservative, A Pole, IBJensen, Vicomte13, A K A Stone, misterwhite, hondo68, redleghunter, Liberator, BobCeleste (#10)
The questions and answers are pretty accurate too.
redleghunter posted on 2017-09-04 00:34:25 Reply Private Reply
#15: Tooconservative To: redleghunter (#14)
Tooconservative posted on 2017-09-04 03:24:23 Reply Private Reply
#16: redleghunter To: Tooconservative (#15)
I used that one on CF twice and expected to get a warning. Probably didn't because the mods probably had a good laugh.
redleghunter posted on 2017-09-04 21:21:10 Reply Private Reply