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Page 1: Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment Laudato Si'. Reeses... · 1 Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home The introduction The

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PopeFrancis'encyclicalontheenvironment"LaudatoSi',onCareforOurCommonHome

TheintroductionThepopebeginstheencyclicalbysummarizinghispresentationandcitingearlierpopesandotherreligiousleaderswhohavespokenabouttheenvironment.HesaysSisterEarth"criesouttousbecauseoftheharmwehaveinflictedonherbyourirresponsibleuseandabuseofthegoodswithwhichGodhasendowedher."Chapter1:WhatishappeningtoourcommonhomePopeFrancisisafirmbelieverintheneedtogatherthefactsinordertounderstandaproblem.Chapter1presentsthescientificconsensusonclimatechangealongwithadescriptionofotherthreatstotheenvironment,includingthreatstowatersuppliesandbiodiversity.Healsolooksathowenvironmentaldegradationhasaffectedhumanlifeandsociety.Finally,hewritesabouttheglobalinequalityoftheenvironmentalcrisis.Forreflection:Howhaspollutionaffectedmeormyfamilypersonally?

PopeFrancis'encyclicalontheenvironment"LaudatoSi',onCareforOurCommonHome

Chapter2:TheGospelofcreationThepopearguesthatfaithconvictionscanmotivateChristianstocarefornatureandforthemostvulnerableoftheirbrothersandsisters.Hebeginswiththebiblicalaccountofcreationandthenmeditatesonthemysteryoftheuniverse,whichheseesasacontinuingrevelationofthedivine."Everythingisrelated,andwehumanbeingsareunitedasbrothersandsistersonawonderfulpilgrimage,woventogetherbytheloveGodhasforeachofhiscreaturesandwhichalsounitesusinfondaffectionwithbrothersun,sistermoon,brotherriverandmotherearth."Heconcludes,"Theearthisessentiallyasharedinheritance,whosefruitsaremeanttobenefiteveryone."Forreflection:HowhaveIexperiencedGodincreation?

PopeFrancis'encyclicalontheenvironment"LaudatoSi',onCareforOurCommonHome

Chapter3:ThehumanrootsoftheecologicalcrisisAlthoughscienceandtechnology"canproduceimportantmeansofimprovingthequalityofhumanlife,"theyhavealso"giventhosewiththeknowledge,andespeciallytheeconomicresourcestousethem,animpressivedominanceoverthewholeofhumanityandtheentireworld."Francissaysweareenthralledwithatechnocraticparadigm,whichpromisesunlimitedgrowth.Butthisparadigm"isbasedontheliethatthereisaninfinitesupplyoftheearth'sgoods,andthisleadstotheplanetbeingsqueezeddrybeyondeverylimit."Thosesupportingthisparadigmshow"nointerestinmorebalancedlevelsofproduction,abetterdistributionofwealth,concernfortheenvironmentandtherightsoffuturegenerations.Theirbehaviorshowsthatforthemmaximizingprofitsisenough."Forreflection:HowdoIfeelasIreflectonPopeFrancisstatementthatthetechnocraticparadigmofunlimitedgrowthisbasedontheliethatthereisaninfinitesupplyoftheearth'sgoods,andthisleadstotheplanetbeingsqueezeddrybeyondeverylimit"?

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Chapter4:IntegralecologyRecognizingthereasonswhyagivenareaispollutedrequiresastudyoftheworkingsofsociety,itseconomy,itsbehavior,andthewaysitgraspsreality.Wearenotfacedwithtwoseparatecrises,oneenvironmentalandtheothersocial,butratherwithonecomplexcrisisthatisbothsocialandenvironmental.Strategiesforasolutiondemandanintegratedapproachtocombatingpoverty,restoringdignitytotheexcluded,andatthesametimeprotectingnature.Forreflection:Howdoestheenvironmentofmyhome,workplace,andneighborhoodaffectmyqualityoflife(147)?

PopeFrancis'encyclicalontheenvironment"LaudatoSi',OnCareforOurCommonHome

Chapter5:LinesofapproachandactionWhatistobedone?Franciscallsfordialogueonenvironmentalpolicyintheinternational,nationalandlocalcommunities.Thisdialoguemustincludetransparentdecision-makingsothatthepoliticsservehumanfulfillmentandnotjusteconomicinterests.Italsoinvolvesdialoguebetweenreligionsandscienceworkingtogetherforthecommongood.Forreflection:Francisiscriticalofmanybusinesspractices,hasnofaithinthemarketplacetosafeguardtheenvironment,andseesarobustroleforgovernmentintheregulationoftheeconomyandprotectingtheenvironment.HowdoIfeelaboutthis?WhatismyfeelingwhenIthinkabouthowthetrendofglobalwarmingalsostandsinthewayofachievingthegoalofeliminatingpoverty."

PopeFrancis'encyclicalontheenvironment"LaudatoSi',onCareforOurCommonHome

Chapter6:EcologicaleducationandspiritualityWeneedtochangeanddevelopnewconvictions,attitudesandformsoflife,includinganewlifestyle.Thisrequiresnotonlyindividualconversion,butalsocommunitynetworkstosolvethecomplexsituationfacingourworldtoday.Essentialtothisisaspiritualitythatcanmotivateustoamorepassionateconcernfortheprotectionofourworld.Christianspiritualityproposesagrowthandfulfillmentmarkedbymoderationandthecapacitytobehappywithlittle.Love,overflowingwithsmallgesturesofmutualcare,isalsocivicandpolitical,anditmakesitselffeltineveryactionthatseekstobuildabetterworld.Forreflection:Francisiscriticalofaconsumeristlifestyle(204).HowdoIfeelaboutthis?Howwouldthisnewlifestyleaffectmylife?


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