Crawford Kilian has crafted an articulate analysis of the new encyclical by Pope Francis, and distilled some of the wisdom therein into the following:
“The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth.”
“The emptier a person’s heart is, the more he or she needs to buy, own and consume.”
“Leaving an inhabitable planet to future generations is, first and foremost, up to us.”
“For indigenous communities, land is not a commodity, but a gift from God, a sacred space.”
“Earth is essentially a shared inheritance, whose fruits are meant to benefit everyone.”
“We should be particularly indignant at the enormous inequalities in our midst.”
“We have to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.”
Kilian writes that, “This is highly incendiary stuff, and the pope is clearly aware that not all his bishops and cardinals will want to propagate this kind of revolutionary faith. But his encyclical frequently credits the clergy of various nations (including the Canadian bishops) for their endorsements of countless key points. They are on his side whether they want to be or not.”
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