"A decisive 'yes' is needed in decisions to safeguard creation as well as a strong commitment to reverse tendencies that risk leading to irreversible situations of degradation," the 80-year old Pope said in his homily.

Intentionally wearing green vestments, he spoke to a vast crowd of mostly young people sprawled over a massive hillside near the Adriatic city of Loreto on the day Italy's Catholic Church marks it annual Save Creation Day.

Duh. Isn't that why Christ died?

Oh come on now. Jesus was not green. Saving all those people just helped contribute to over populations. Walking on the water had to screw with the fish. Every time he came to town the people would deforest the area to get palm fronds.
Even in death comeon how much more wasteful can you get than crucifiction, 2 huge trees had to be chopped down for one man. Then there was the thorn bush that had to die for his crown.

Now the pope wants to be an enviornmentalist, heck the hat alone is a danger to low flying birds.

Why doesn't he ask the almighty and omnipotent god he works for?

Spud -- Good post. The Catholic Church is learning it cannot be the Church that lets others pollute. Unlike Protestant or Jewish congregations, the Catholic Church is huge in some of the poorest parts of the world -- Latin America, Africa, and the Philippines and the next generation of Catholics is more likely to have be led by a cadre of brown skinned clergy than a white skinned. And where is the pollution the worst -- where the mist poor people, as the wealthy tend to shunt off the refineries, powerplants, smokestacks and sludge mills needed to provide comfortable lives to the more isolated and poorer neighborhoods over the horizon. Sounds like the Pope is trying to take care of the people.

Sounds like the Pope is trying to take care of the people.

Agreed.

In the Bible somewhere it sez that Man has been given Dominion over the earth.

To Spud this means stewardship with an eye always towards sustainability.

Eco-cide is immorality incarnate.

Pope BXVI is right to point out the connection between spirituality and enviromentalism.

"Cleanliness is next to Godliness" they say.

Spud assumes that includes the air and the water and the food.

Top o' the morning to you, T&C.
Spud's off to crash now.
Already signed off on another thread but saw yer post and thought...
..."wot the hell, one more won't kill me."

Be Well.

PS: Spud will check in later obviously and is seriously interested in T&C's take on the whole "North Korea agrees to halt nuke programs" thread wot Spud just posted.

Spud wants to cheer but finds it difficult.

Ta Ra.

Be Well.

"absolute ownership. supreme authority"

And anybody at sea knows better.

Duh. Isn't that why Christ died?

If so, his death was in vain

No That Bush Will Give A Flying !!

He Did Not Listen To The Last One, Bush's Motto Is :

"Rape Kill Pillage And Burn, You Got To Rape Kill Pillage And Burn"

-Sarge

Bush wept on God's shoulder again and God said "Go to Iraq on your way to Australia and bribe Sunnis"

the pope needs to stick with leading people through the wide way...

"absolute ownership. supreme authority"

And anybody at sea knows better.

Tru dat!