Forum Home | Log in | Signup | My Page | Rules | FAQ | Boards | Members | Search
« FFFT3 Home | Email msg. | Reply to msg. | Post new | Board info. Previous | Home | Next

Re: Pope: Earth Becoming a 'Pile of Filth' 

By: oldCADuser in FFFT3 | Recommend this post (2)
Thu, 18 Jun 15 11:37 PM | 97 view(s)
Boardmark this board | Food For Further Thought 3 		Msg. 13508 of 65535
(This msg. is a reply to 13505 by clo)
Jump:
Jump to board:
Jump to msg. #

It's going to fun to see how Boehner and company receives the Pope's message when he addresses Congress this Fall. I suspect that he will touch on several topics which they would just as soon he not go there at all.

At bible study last night we watched a documentary covering the various visits (22 in all) that Pope John Paul II made to the Americas and how he spoke truth to power all across South and Central America and how so many dictators and political regimes were toppled or at least reduced to ineffectiveness, within just a few years after he visited their countries. At the end of the video, one of the historians interviewed commented that Pope Francis has the opportunity to pick-up where John Paul left off only now the message will not be limited to the third world societies but that Francis' message will actually be more applicable to the first world.




Avatar

OCU


 - - - - -
View Replies (1) »



» You can also:
- - - - -
The above is a reply to the following message:
Pope: Earth Becoming a ‘Pile of Filth’
By: clo in FFFT3
Thu, 18 Jun 15 11:01 PM 		Msg. 13505 of 65535

Pope Francis, in Sweeping Encyclical, Calls for Swift Action on Climate Change
Thursday, June 18, 2015 6:02 AM EDT

Pope Francis on Thursday called for a radical transformation of politics, economics and individual lifestyles to confront environmental degradation and climate change, as his much-awaited papal encyclical blended a biting critique of consumerism and irresponsible development with a plea for swift and unified global action.

The vision that Francis outlined in the 184-page encyclical is sweeping in ambition and scope: He described a relentless exploitation and destruction of the environment, which he blamed on apathy, the reckless pursuit of profits, excessive faith in technology, and political shortsightedness. The most vulnerable victims are the world’s poorest people, he declared, who are being dislocated and disregarded.
Read more »
NYTimes.com

« FFFT3 Home | Email msg. | Reply to msg. | Post new | Board info. Previous | Home | Next