By: Blue Texan Tuesday December 25, 2007 10:30 am
Pope Benny is sounding very
alarmist and hysterical about the state of the planet this
holiday Christmas season.
On the day Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ some 2,000 years ago, Benedict referred to one early father of the church, Gregory of Nyssa, a bishop in what is now Turkey. “What would he say if he could see the state of the world today, through the abuse of energy and its selfish and reckless exploitation?” the pope asked, according to the Vatican’s English translation.
Obviously, Benny missed that part in the bible where God tells us to "
rape" the Earth. But I wonder if this gives the supposedly devout Catholic and "proud" polluter
Sean Hannity the slightest bit of cognitive dissonance.
Nah.
PS.
No, there is no connection between Scrooged and the Pope, though he does look a little like the John Forsythe character.
From the
NYT:
In recent months, Benedict has spoken out increasingly about environmental concerns, and the Vatican has even purchased “carbon offsets,” credits on the global market to compensate for carbon dioxide emissions, for the energy consumed in the world’s smallest state, Vatican City.
Pope Benedict XVI, speaking from St. Peter’s Basilica
this morning:
“On this day of peace, my thoughts turn especially to those places where the grim sound of arms continues to reverberate,” he said, emphasising “the whole of the Middle East — especially Iraq, Lebanon and the Holy Land.” (…)
(He) prayed that political leaders would find “the wisdom and courage to seek and find humane, just and lasting solutions.”
The pontiff spoke of “those who live in the darkness of poverty, injustice and war … those who are still denied their legitimate aspirations for a more secure existence, for health, education, stable employment.
“It is the most vulnerable members of society — women, children, the elderly — who are so often the victims of brutal armed conflicts, terrorism and violence of every kind, which inflict such terrible sufferings on entire populations,” he said.
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