Dec 12 2007
Pope: Don’t Be Stupid on Climate Change
At last, a voice of reason among the panicked hordes.
The Pope condemns the climate change prophets of doom
Pope Benedict XVI has launched a surprise attack on climate change prophets of doom, warning them that any solutions to global warming must be based on firm evidence and not on dubious ideology.
The leader of more than a billion Roman Catholics suggested that fears over man-made emissions melting the ice caps and causing a wave of unprecedented disasters were nothing more than scare-mongering.
The German-born Pontiff said that while some concerns may be valid it was vital that the international community based its policies on science rather than the dogma of the environmentalist movement.
His remarks will be made in his annual message for World Peace Day on January 1, but they were released as delegates from all over the world convened on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali for UN climate change talks.
And now I’m shocked - shocked, I tell you - to find out that evidence of global warming is fraudulent, or at least grossly in error.
December 13th, 2007 at 08:14 am
Hmm… Another question: Does it matter? We need to look after this old world because God tells us to, and because a lot of things we call “Environmental Issues” are really Justice issues. That is something we as believers really need to be thinking about.
I’m ambivalent about the reality of Global Warming but whatever it may be scientifically doesn’t let us off the hook about caring for people hurt through environmental damage, sometimes caused by us. Just a thought.
December 13th, 2007 at 09:04 am
Andy »
To a point I agree with you, but for many saving the planet becomes the primary concern, while the Great Commission is ignored. Being stewards of Creation is one of the first commands God gave to man, but it never takes precedence over our obligation to reach people with the Gospel. Activism is sexy and raises you in the esteem of the world. Feeding the needy and spreading the Gospel? Not so much. It’s a question of priority.
December 14th, 2007 at 01:32 am
Fair enough. I think though that the church isn’t ignoring the commision for the planet, we’re ignoring both, and ignoring the links between poverty among people and damage to the land/air/water they rely on.