Pope Francis' recently divulged encyclical, in which he focused primarily on environmental issues and concentration of wealth in too few hands, actually reads more like a globalist political document than a religious or scientific offering.
For instance, the pontiff points to modern lifestyles and energy consumption as major factors in so-called "global warming" and "climate change," despite a nearly two-decade warming "pause" And he warns that, without changes in lifestyles, the earth – humankind – will suffer irreparable harm. As reported by the UK's Guardian newspaper, changes in our modern lifestyle are needed to avoid the "unprecedented destruction of the ecosystem," and they must come before the end of the 21st century. Without them, there will be "grave consequences for all of us," the encyclical warned.
In addition, the pontiff is calling for a new global order – a global political authority – that would be responsible for "tackling... the reduction of pollution and the development of poor countries and regions." That parallels a call in a 2009 encyclical by his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, for a kind of mega-UN to deal with the world's economic problems and presumed injustices.
For instance, the pontiff points to modern lifestyles and energy consumption as major factors in so-called "global warming" and "climate change," despite a nearly two-decade warming "pause" And he warns that, without changes in lifestyles, the earth – humankind – will suffer irreparable harm. As reported by the UK's Guardian newspaper, changes in our modern lifestyle are needed to avoid the "unprecedented destruction of the ecosystem," and they must come before the end of the 21st century. Without them, there will be "grave consequences for all of us," the encyclical warned.
In addition, the pontiff is calling for a new global order – a global political authority – that would be responsible for "tackling... the reduction of pollution and the development of poor countries and regions." That parallels a call in a 2009 encyclical by his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, for a kind of mega-UN to deal with the world's economic problems and presumed injustices.
