The following comes from a September 24 Santa Clara University news release:
SANTA CLARA – Pope Francis’s recent historic encyclical letter calling on Catholics and others to “hear the cry of the earth” will be the topic of a two-day conference November 3-4 at Santa Clara University, entitled Our Future on a Shared Planet: Silicon Valley in Conversation with the Environmental Teachings of Pope Francis.
Headlining the conference will be Cardinal Peter Turkson, the Ghanaian Cardinal who is president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Cardinal Turkson is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential Vatican experts on the contents of the celebrated encyclical document, Laudato Si, for which he was an adviser.
In addition to a planned keynote address by Cardinal Turkson the afternoon of November 3, several panelists and speakers are being convened to address topics such as the political, scientific, corporate and theological implications of the encyclical.
Knowing the personal opinions of others (including Clergy) is fine, as long as we do not confuse them with Doctrine of the Faith.
We are required to adhere to Doctrine of the Faith, not the personal opinions of Clergy.
CARDINAL ROBERT SARAH, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, – explains – – –
” If he speaks about the environment, the climate, the economy, immigrants, etc., he is working from information that may be correct, or mistaken,
but [in these cases] he is speaking as Obama speaks, or another president,” Cdl. Sarah explained.
“It doesn’t mean that what he says on the economy is dogma, something we need to follow. It’s an opinion.”
https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/cdl.-sarah-if-theres-no-repentance-theres-no-mercy#disqus_thread
Paragraphs in “LAUDATO SI’
# 175, “…… it is essential to devise stronger and more efficiently organized international institutions, with functionaries who are appointed fairly by agreement among national governments, and empowered to impose sanctions.
…… to guarantee the protection of the environment and to regulate migration: for all this, there is urgent need of a true world political authority, ”
# 177 “….. One authoritative source of oversight and coordination is the law, which lays down rules for admissible conduct in the light of the common good.
The limits which a healthy, mature and sovereign society must impose are those related to foresight and security, regulatory norms, timely enforcement, …..”
Definitely…
The Pope, in his exaltation about the environment, simply points out that we humans, in our quest for progress, riches, and a better life must do as little as possible to hurt the environment, a major gift from God. How can anyone argue with that idea?
No one can argue with what you printed Oct 7, 3:18pm. Since it is correct.
But “Laudato Si” went well past Doctrine and into personal opinion – on science, economy, government, etc.
Mixing Doctrine with personal opinions causes confusion.
He said he was starting a dialogue. What is wrong with that?
In the words of a pastor, from the pulpit, in a nearby City here in Southern California…..”man made global warming/climate change is a HOAX” The pastor [priest] is absolutely right.
Undermine the Mindfield:
“Theologians at USF, Santa Clara Undermine Church Teaching
https://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4407/Theologians-at-USF-Santa-Clara-Undermine-Church-Teaching.aspx
With the start of a new academic year, some theologians are again using their positions as Catholic professors to undermine Church teaching. Recent examples include Vincent Pizzuto of the University of San Francisco (USF) and Gary Macy of Santa Clara University (SCU), both Jesuit institutions…
Despite Pizzuto’s reported apostasy and active homosexual relationship, he remains a theology professor at USF…
Macy, the John Nobili, S.J., professor of theology at SCU, recently spoke at the…
Undermine the Mindfield:
“Theologians at USF, Santa Clara Undermine Church Teaching
https://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/4407/Theologians-at-USF-Santa-Clara-Undermine-Church-Teaching.aspx
Macy, the John Nobili, S.J., professor of theology at SCU, recently spoke at the Women’s Ordination Worldwide (WOW)
https://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/Portals/0/K12 Pages/Resources/Faith and Morals Best Practices.pdf
FAITH AND MORALS LANGUAGE IN CATHOLIC SCHOOL TEACHER EMPLOYMENT DOCUMENTS
Best Practices Brief by Denise Donohue, Ed.D., and Dan Guernsey, Ed.D.
June 2015
Summary
These best practices in Catholic school employment agreements from Catholic dioceses in the United States represent a few selected examples from our much larger companion report, Faith and Morals Language in Catholic School Teacher Employment Documents: A Compilation from Diocesan Statements, Handbooks and Contracts.
They are presented as strong examples of the different mechanisms that dioceses are using to articulate the expectations they have of their teachers in…
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” –H.L. Mencken
Whenever I hear Climate Change or its predecessor Global Warming I always think cheerily of Chicken Little and The Sky Is Falling folk tale. Of course it’s disappointing that Pope Francis (or Cardinal Turkson for that matter) seems to be channeling Henny Penny, Turkey Lurkey, Ducky Lucky, and Goosey Loosey. What worries me is that he could be shilling for Foxey Loxey.
Meanwhile, down at the abortion den . . .