Should Pope Benedict advocate on the environmental issue?
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The Pope Benedict said, “It is important to acknowledge that among the causes of the present ecological crisis is the historical responsibility of the industrialized counties,” in his message for the Roman Catholic Church’s annual World Day of Peace.
The Pope asked industrialized nations to recognize their responsibility for the current environmental crisis and asked them to reduce consumerism and adopt more simple lifestyle.
While the pope’s message is a welcome gift for all environmentalists, many oppose the idea of religious leaders getting involve in the environmental issues.
What’s your opinion about the Pope or other religious leaders getting involved in the environmental issues?
Post your comments here!
Topic: Environmental Debates
December 18th, 2009 at 10:14 am
He should because religious leaders also have other social responsibilities one of them is taking care of the environment that we live in. If them telling people make a difference, then they should do it. I support the environmental message the Pope included in his annual message.
December 18th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
To understand what role religion plays in shaping our attitude towards the environment, check out the article at http://daphne.palomar.edu/calenvironment/religion.htm
The article explains the views of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism, Confucianism, Indigenous Traditions, and Other Religions on the environment. The site is a great place to understand the relationship between religion and the environmet.
December 18th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Who cares what the Pope says? besides, no one remembers anything after few days anyways. I believe in action, not in words.
December 20th, 2009 at 7:50 am
The Pope is Infallible [TM] – even when he makes hideous, murderous, mistakes.
The Vatican’s PR campaign has heroically spun the Church’s supine reaction to the Nazi ~ Final Solution to “the Jewish question”. ~
Any organization capable of such viciously successfully cynical image manipulation… tactically might be considered as a resource to be recruited.
December 27th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
I do not have a positive “relationship” with the Vatican: in my country it is an obstacle to social progression (law against the PACS and non official/gay couples rights) and scientific research (recent expressions about the use of condoms in the anti-AIDS campaign, but it is only the last one…).
About environnement the pope is not wrong, but, like in the former subjects, I think that he has the right to address to people’s conscience (the ones who recognize him as their spiritual guide, of course, not the others, as he always does…) but NOT to people as politiciens, scientists or anyway people who have the power to influence other people’s lives by the power of their jobs.