Praise be to you

 In this late of the month Pope Francis released his encyclical regarding in the concern of the environmental exploitation. The title of the encyclical is "Laudato Si" (Praise be to you) from the hymn of St. Francis of Asisi praising to the Creator "Almighty God". This Encyclical sparked with issues upon its release there are lots of issues and concerns regarding the "Global Warming Hoax", "Human cause climate change Hoax", "Carbon tax", "Depopulation" and "Ecocentrism" of Mother Earth worship of Green Movement people. Too many speculations and rumors about the words of Holy Fathers from the encyclical, but to be honest I've never read the whole Encyclical since I'm not yet done reviewing the Veritatis Splendor of St. John Paul II. Atleast I have a glance with it. Since it talks about environmental concern the encyclical it does not talk the Global Warming or Climate change alone, but it talks more on concern such as environmental exploitation caused by rapid industrialization and commercialization. The Holy Father talks about the stewardship of Man to God's Creation, because "real talk" we do not own anything in this world, God gave Adam a authority to be steward:

"The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it." -Genesis 2:15-
and the Cathecism of the Catholic Church supported the Pope's concern on environment.

" To human beings God even gives the power of freely sharing in his providence by entrusting them with the responsibility of "subduing" the earth and having dominion over it.God thus enables men to be intelligent and free causes in order to complete the work of creation, to perfect its harmony for their own good and that of their neighbors. Though often unconscious collaborators with God's will, they can also enter deliberately into the divine plan by their actions, their prayers and their sufferings. They then fully become "God's fellow workers" and co-workers for his kingdom." -CCC 307-
This encyclical is more pastoral rather than scientific as Cardinal Tagle noted on his interview, the Pope calls for the "discipline" on taking care of our "common home" the Earth. The agenda of the Green People such as depopulation was not supported by the Pope. In fact on his encyclical he stresses.

"Since everything is interrelated, concern for the protection of nature is also incompatible with the justification of abortion. How can we genuinely teach the importance of concern for other vulnerable beings, however troublesome or inconvenient they may be, if we fail to protect a human embryo, even when its presence is uncomfortable and creates difficulties? "If personal and social sensitivity towards the acceptance of the new life is lost, then other forms of acceptance that are valuable for society also wither away." -Laudato Si no. 120-

There is no way for the Green movement to use this encyclical on their own hidden agenda, even Gay marriage was lambasted by this encyclical. Since Gay marriage is part of the agenda by the liberals because they believe that Gay marriage can harmonize the ecology (Infact it destroys the Nature of Man in the first place) by controling population.

"Human ecology also implies another profound reality: the relationship between human life and the moral law, which is inscribed in our nature and is necessary for the creation of a more dignified environment. Pope Benedict XVI spoke of an "ecology of man," based on the fact that "man too has a nature that he must respect and that he cannot manipulate at will." It is enough to recognize that our body itself establishes us in a direct relationship with the environment and with other living beings. The acceptance of our bodies as God's gift is vital for welcoming and accepting the entire world as a gift from the Father and our common home, whereas thinking that we enjoy absolute power over our own bodies turns, often subtly, into thinking that we enjoy absolute power over creation. Learning to accept our body, to care for it and to respect its fullest meaning, is an essential element of any genuine human ecology. Also, valuing one's own body in its femininity or masculinity is necessary if I am going to be able to recognize myself in an encounter with someone who is different. In this way we can joyfully accept the specific gifts of another man or woman, the work of God the Creator, and find mutual enrichment. It is not a healthy attitude which would seek "to cancel out sexual difference because it no longer knows how to confront it." -Laudato Si no. 155-

Pope Francis does not bring a havoc of rupture on this encyclical despite that he has a Pantheist adviser , yet it is still clear that Pope Francis maintained the Catholic Church views on environment by acknowledging the Creator.

"A spirituality which forgets God as all-powerful and Creator is not acceptable. That is how we end up worshipping earthly powers, or ourselves usurping the place of God, even to the point of claiming an unlimited right to trample his creation underfoot. The best way to restore men and women to their rightful place, putting an end to their claim to absolute dominion over the earth, is to speak once more of the figure of a Father who creates and who alone owns the world. Otherwise, human beings will always try to impose their own laws and interests on reality. " - Laudato Si no. 75-

"By the word of the Lord the heavens were made" (Ps 33:6). This tells us that the world came about as the result of a decision, not from chaos or chance, and this exalts it all the more. The creating word expresses a free choice. The universe did not emerge as the result of arbitrary omnipotence, a show of force or a desire for self-assertion. Creation is of the order of love. God's love is the fundamental moving force in all created things: "For you love all things that exist, and detest none of the things that you have made; for you would not have made anything if you had hated it" (Wis 11:24). Every creature is thus the object of the Father's tenderness, who gives it its place in the world. Even the fleeting life of the least of beings is the object of his love, and in its few seconds of existence, God enfolds it with his affection. Saint Basil the Great described the Creator as "goodness without measure," while Dante Alighieri spoke of "the love which moves the sun and the stars." Consequently, we can ascend from created things "to the greatness of God and to his loving mercy."


-Laudato Si no. 77-

The Pope recognized Jesus Christ sanctifies the work of creation:

"Jesus worked with his hands, in daily contact with the matter created by God, to which he gave form by his craftsmanship. It is striking that most of his life was dedicated to this task in a simple life which awakened no admiration at all: "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary?" (Mk 6:3). In this way he sanctified human labour and endowed it with a special significance for our development. As Saint John Paul II taught, "by enduring the toil of work in union with Christ crucified for us, man in a way collaborates with the Son of God for the redemption of humanity." -Laudato Si no. 98-

Lastly the Pope pointed out that it is Secularism, Cynicism and other immoralities that destroys the environment. Not merely Humans.

"We must regain the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world, and that being good and decent are worth it. We have had enough of immorality and the mockery of ethics, goodness, faith and honesty. It is time to acknowledge that lighthearted superficiality has done us no good. When the foundations of social life are corroded, what ensues are battles over conflicting interests, new forms of violence and brutality, and obstacles to the growth of a genuine culture of care for the environment." -Laudato Si no. 229-

There are instances that people are so alarmed and paranoid with the "advisers" who surrounds the Pope but as for me there is nothing wrong in this encyclical in fact the Pope presented the solution in the problem that cannot contradict to the teachings of Christ and of course its about virtues and discipline. Pope Francis follows the thoughts of St. Francis of Asisi as the Holy Father bares its papal name. There are instances that the Pope may surrounded by Bad Advisers but we must pray for the Pope as he was been sent in the midst of wolf. This encyclical may opens the door of our conversion in our life styles as we care much in our environment.

The full text of the encyclical is Here

Tips: The encyclical is too long to read as it takes days as it is the "Longest encyclical" in the History of the Church. Be patient in every details ;)

 

                                 

The cover of the Encyclical

The detailed cover of the encyclical

"Laudato si mi Signore, per sora nostra Morte corporale,
da la quale nullu homo uiuente pò skappare:
guai a quelli ke morrano ne le peccata mortali;
beati quelli ke trouarà ne le Tue sanctissime uoluntati,
ka la morte secunda no 'l farrà male."

(Be praised, my Lord, through our sister Bodily Death,
from whose embrace no living person can escape.
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
Happy those she finds doing Your most holy will.
The second death can do no harm to them.)