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| Pope Francis: 'We Have Sinned Against the Earth ... the Earth Never Forgives' |
| 2020-04-23 |
| [PJ] On Wednesday, Pope Francis gave an impassioned speech on the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, calling on Christians across the world to undergo an "ecological conversion" from below, spurred on by popular movements. He claimed that humans have "sinned against the earth" by disobeying God's command to be good stewards of it. "Because of our selfishness we have failed in our responsibility to be guardians and stewards of the earth," the pope said. "We have polluted and we have despoiled it, endangering our very lives. For this reason, various international and local movements have sprung up in order to appeal to our consciences. I deeply appreciate these initiatives; still it will be necessary for our children to take to the streets to teach us the obvious: we have no future if we destroy the very environment that sustains us." Francis went on to confess that humans had "sinned against the earth," and the planet will have its reckoning. |
| Posted by:DarthVader |
| #24 Put him in with "The Rottweiler". |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-04-23 21:56 |
| #23 This pope is scum, I say that as a Catholic. He needs to 'retire' to a small cell, be flogged daily until he can comprehend reality or he croaks. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2020-04-23 20:18 |
| #22 My cousin, who was a Jesuit missionary, was excommunicated by/from the Jesuits. Long story. He was/is a fine person. Screw the Jesuits. Fiends. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2020-04-23 19:23 |
| #21 He is such a Pagan. |
| Posted by: newc 2020-04-23 15:38 |
| #20 South American Jesuits are the worst. Order of S.J.W. |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-04-23 15:33 |
| #19 Communist Social Justice Jesuits |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-04-23 15:31 |
| #18 What is it with Hispanic Popes? This putz is right up there with Rodrigo Borgia. Seems like he's channeling the Arch-druid of Canterbury. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2020-04-23 15:28 |
| #17 Praying to the goddess of dirt... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-04-23 15:25 |
| #16 Not with our children you don't, Bergoglio. Purge your own rotten crime syndicate of your f---ing p-do priests before you come within a stone's throw of our children |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-04-23 13:36 |
| #15 still it will be necessary for our children to take to the streets Bastard. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2020-04-23 13:31 |
| #14 Jesus who? |
| Posted by: Tom 2020-04-23 13:22 |
| #13 Ref #10: Vicar of Gaia Sending that one over to the awards committee later this afternoon. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-04-23 12:19 |
| #12 "to undergo an "ecological conversion" from below" Below? Uh-huh. "disobeying God's command to be good stewards" Every indication is Christian nations ARE good stewards. It's the commies who leave hopelessly poisoned wastelands behind. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2020-04-23 11:51 |
| #11 Really trying to drive Catholics into sampling the other flavors of Christianity. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2020-04-23 11:51 |
| #10 "Sinned against the earth"? Or against that other guy... whatshisname... god, I'm forgetting my catechism... or maybe I'm just going with the flow, like our Vicar of Gaia |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-04-23 11:45 |
| #9 is this guy a Pope or a Druid? |
| Posted by: Bob Grorong1136 2020-04-23 11:44 |
| #8 If the Earth, Gaia, never forgives, well what are we on about anyway? |
| Posted by: Cesare 2020-04-23 11:42 |
| #7 G*d forgives but Gaia doesn't. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-04-23 11:18 |
| #6 Waht no reference to Kong Island? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-04-23 10:56 |
| #5 This Pope ain't sh!t. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-04-23 10:55 |
| #4 But bears still sh*t in the woods, and that is a comfort. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2020-04-23 10:42 |
| #3 This pope ain't catholic. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2020-04-23 10:39 |
| #2 Gaia? You sort of over looked "You shall have no other gods before Me"? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-04-23 10:34 |
| #1 I would pay real money if he would just shut the fuck up. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2020-04-23 10:25 |