Would-be conservative defenders of the Ratzingerian legacy ignore the obvious points of continuity between Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, writes Michael Sean Winters.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who was situated squarely at the centers of power during five decades of epochal change and unprecedented scandal in the global Catholic Church, has died.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Humanity can no longer ignore the cries of the earth that is suffering due to greed and the excessive consumption of its resources, Pope Francis said.
In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Creation, the pope said the current climate crisis is a call for men and women, especially Christians, to repent and modify our lifestyles and destructive systems. The present state of decay of our common home merits the same attention as other global challenges such as grav
Pope Francis used this year's World Day of Prayer for Creation to comment on the need for humanity to address climate change by refocusing centrality toward Christ and away from our own "consumerist excesses.”
In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Creation, the pope said the current climate crisis is a call for men and women, especially Christians, to "repent and modify our lifestyles and destructive systems."