Pope Francis Explains Why Caring For The Earth Will Liberate Us All
The pontiff urged people to care for "our common home."
- Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post
Pope Francis's take on climate
change is clear: When the earth suffers, we all suffer. When the earth thrives,
we all thrive.
On Friday, the pontiff released a powerful
video decrying the degradation of the planet. Environmental decline, he
said, is critically linked to global poverty, and we are all implicated in
the habits that speed climate change.
"We need a change that unites
us all, free from the slavery of consumerism," Francis said in the video.
In June 2015, the pontiff published
a landmark
encyclical, or papal letter, on climate change, in which he said that human
activity and the production of greenhouse gases are largely to blame.
In Friday's video, Francis urged viewers
to care for "our common home" for the sake of future
generations.
Friday's message is the second in a
monthly
video series of prayer intentions the pontiff is releasing throughout
the year. The full list of Francis's prayer intentions for 2016 can be
found on the Apostleship of Prayer's website.
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Pope On Climate Change
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