Today In Popery

History shows again & again how nature points out the folly of men:

“I don’t know if it is all (man’s fault) but the majority is, for the most part, it is man who continuously slaps down nature,” he said.

The words were his clearest to date on climate change, which has sparked worldwide debate and even divided conservative and liberal Catholics, particularly in the United States.

“We have, in a sense, lorded it over nature, over Sister Earth, over Mother Earth,” said Francis, who since his election in 2013 has made many appeals for the protection of the environment.

What have they done to the Earth? What have they done to our fair sister?

“I think man has gone too far,” he said. “Thank God that today there are voices that are speaking out about this.”