Saturday, July 5, 2014

Pope calls destruction of nature a modern sin

Pope calls destruction of nature a modern sin

Pope
Francis has called for more respect for nature, branding
the destruction of South America's rain forests and other forms of
environmental exploitation a sin of modern times.


In an address at the university of Molise, an
agricultural and industrial region in southern Italy, Francis said the
Earth should be allowed to give her fruits without being exploited.


"This is one of the greatest challenges of our time: to
convert ourselves to a type of development that knows how to respect
creation," he told students, struggling farmers, and laid-off workers
in a university hall on Saturday.


"When I look at America, also my own homeland (South America), so many forests, all cut, that have become land
that can no longer give life. This is our sin, exploiting the Earth and
not allowing her to give us what she has within her," the Argentine
pope said in unprepared remarks.


Francis, who took his name from Francis of Assisi, the
13th century saint seen as the patron of animals and the environment, is
writing an encyclical on man’s relationship with nature.


Since his election in March, 2013, the leader of the
world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics has made many appeals in defence of
the environment.


After the university meeting, Francis said mass for tens of thousands of people in a stadium.


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Pope
Francis has called for more respect for nature, branding
the destruction of South America's rain forests and other forms of
environmental exploitation a sin of modern times.


In an address at the university of Molise, an
agricultural and industrial region in southern Italy, Francis said the
Earth should be allowed to give her fruits without being exploited.


"This is one of the greatest challenges of our time: to
convert ourselves to a type of development that knows how to respect
creation," he told students, struggling farmers, and laid-off workers
in a university hall on Saturday.


"When I look at America, also my own homeland (South America), so many forests, all cut, that have become land
that can no longer give life. This is our sin, exploiting the Earth and
not allowing her to give us what she has within her," the Argentine
pope said in unprepared remarks.


Francis, who took his name from Francis of Assisi, the
13th century saint seen as the patron of animals and the environment, is
writing an encyclical on man’s relationship with nature.


Since his election in March, 2013, the leader of the
world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics has made many appeals in defence of
the environment.


After the university meeting, Francis said mass for tens of thousands of people in a stadium.


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