Da Pope said what?

[dmuja]

The media never distorts anything right? They would never do anything just to sell more papers would they?

 

Here's the headline

 

"The Pope condemns the climate change prophets of doom"

 

link

 

Only thing is, it's BS!

 

Personally, i don't know any "profits of doom", but I do know some folk who are actually concerned about our (human) impact on our environment. And when I read the message that the "headline" is based on, it sounds like the Pope (ok, the other Pope) is concerned with the environment as well.

 

Mabey Im missing something though so please correct me...

 

pertinent section of his message below:

 

"The family, the human community and the environment

 

7. The family needs a home, a fit environment in which to develop its proper relationships. For the human family, this home is the earth, the environment that God the Creator has given us to inhabit with creativity and responsibility. We need to care for the environment: it has been entrusted to men and women to be protected and cultivated with responsible freedom, with the good of all as a constant guiding criterion. Human beings, obviously, are of supreme worth vis-à-vis creation as a whole. Respecting the environment does not mean considering material or animal nature more important than man. Rather, it means not selfishly considering nature to be at the complete disposal of our own interests, for future generations also have the right to reap its benefits and to exhibit towards nature the same responsible freedom that we claim for ourselves. Nor must we overlook the poor, who are excluded in many cases from the goods of creation destined for all. Humanity today is rightly concerned about the ecological balance of tomorrow. It is important for assessments in this regard to be carried out prudently, in dialogue with experts and people of wisdom, uninhibited by ideological pressure to draw hasty conclusions, and above all with the aim of reaching agreement on a model of sustainable development capable of ensuring the well-being of all while respecting environmental balances. If the protection of the environment involves costs, they should be justly distributed, taking due account of the different levels of development of various countries and the need for solidarity with future generations. Prudence does not mean failing to accept responsibilities and postponing decisions; it means being committed to making joint decisions after pondering responsibly the road to be taken, decisions aimed at strengthening that covenant between human beings and the environment, which should mirror the creative love of God, from whom we come and towards whom we are journeying.

 

8. In this regard, it is essential to “sense” that the earth is “our common home” and, in our stewardship and service to all, to choose the path of dialogue rather than the path of unilateral decisions. Further international agencies may need to be established in order to confront together the stewardship of this “home” of ours; more important, however, is the need for ever greater conviction about the need for responsible cooperation. The problems looming on the horizon are complex and time is short. In order to face this situation effectively, there is a need to act in harmony. One area where there is a particular need to intensify dialogue between nations is that of the stewardship of the earth's energy resources. The technologically advanced countries are facing two pressing needs in this regard: on the one hand, to reassess the high levels of consumption due to the present model of development, and on the other hand to invest sufficient resources in the search for alternative sources of energy and for greater energy efficiency. The emerging counties are hungry for energy, but at times this hunger is met in a way harmful to poor countries which, due to their insufficient infrastructures, including their technological infrastructures, are forced to undersell the energy resources they do possess. At times, their very political freedom is compromised by forms of protectorate or, in any case, by forms of conditioning which appear clearly humiliating."

 

 

So I may end up disagreeing with the Pope on a lot of things (being rather atheistic myself) but in this particular message I see nothing about his "condemning the climate change prophets of doom".

 

According the news source ..he believes the case against global warming to be over-hyped.

 

Just where the fuck does he come out and say that???

Edited December 12, 2007 by dmuja

[builder206]

In September the Pope issued a strong statement warning against global warming and extended that message to make a lengthy commentary about the challenge to water purity and water availability in the face of climate change.

 

Someone is spreading lies.

 

Also, FYI, there is also a large and strong community within American Catholicism that is active on behalf of animal rights. John Paul II issued some sort of formal letter (I don't know the technical term the church uses) praising the work and condemning animal suffering, waste, and cruelty.

[STP]

Yeah what the Pope said.