Pope condemns climate change prophets ...
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Good for him.
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=501316&in_page_id=1811&ito=1490
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Reading what the Pope said as displayed on a web page highlighting "The Bitch Factor" displaying an image of Fergie "WITHOUT her make-up" and profoundly revealing that: "The Spice Girls are vain, ambitious and desperate for publicity..." is NOT the way I choose to spend my precious time on any day of any week, but this was brought to my attention anyway.
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According to Simon Caldwell, writing for the Daily Mail, Pope Benedict XVI has:
"suggested [my emphasis of a weak word] that fears over man-made emissions
melting the ice caps and causing a wave of unprecedented disasters were nothing
more than scare-mongering."
As Pope, could it be said that "Benedict XVI" might be an authority on "scare-mongering" ... ?
Just a question, and I leave it to you to decide for yourself.
"on science rather than [on] dogma" ... ?
Life is full of surprises, it is.
If "animals and plants" no longer have a place to "live and prosper" on planet earth, how is it possible the "human animal" will survive ?
Has the Church purchased a new planet already ?
- Polar bears ?
- Monarch butterflies ?
Without question there are costs involved, and most of the true costs seem to be seldom factored in to the full equation of SURVIVAL on this planet.
What is a truly "just distribution" of the commodification of Planet Earth ?
Certainly we must "accept responsibilities" at a time when "postponing decisions" has continued far too long.
Joint decisions toward "agreement on a model of sustainable development capable of ensuring the well-being of all while respecting environmental balances" ought to have been arrived at decades ago when it became clear that we were facing possibilities which threaten our survival, but unless "solutions" are profitable, they are not included in any "consensus"
- and that is a factor which most needs changed.
Washington's denial that "global warming" was a threat continued until a "consensus" was found in which pollution could be sold or traded for profits, and since then it has been a crisis deserving of millions of dollars in advertising and legal fees
- environment commodified simple as that, but of course that is not the Pope's doing.
Dialogue is always preferable, but at some point one has to, as they say, "shit or get off the pot"
... only in this case, the "talkers" have already shit, only to find out there is no way to flush.
There has been far too much "talk" about our environment - about the only home humans have on which to live - and precious little action, and I see nothing of particular substance in this Daily Mail article to move humanity toward any particular PROGRESS, but it is comforting to know the Pope is concerned about the issue.
As I see it ...
.
Good for him.
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=501316&in_page_id=1811&ito=1490
.
Reading what the Pope said as displayed on a web page highlighting "The Bitch Factor" displaying an image of Fergie "WITHOUT her make-up" and profoundly revealing that: "The Spice Girls are vain, ambitious and desperate for publicity..." is NOT the way I choose to spend my precious time on any day of any week, but this was brought to my attention anyway.
_______
According to Simon Caldwell, writing for the Daily Mail, Pope Benedict XVI has:
"suggested [my emphasis of a weak word] that fears over man-made emissions
melting the ice caps and causing a wave of unprecedented disasters were nothing
more than scare-mongering."
As Pope, could it be said that "Benedict XVI" might be an authority on "scare-mongering" ... ?
Just a question, and I leave it to you to decide for yourself.
"The German-born Pontiff said that while some concerns may be valid it was vital that the international community based its policies on science rather than the dogma of the environmentalist movement."Will the Pope next "suggest" that the "international community" ought also to base its policies issues such as abortion ...
"on science rather than [on] dogma" ... ?
Life is full of surprises, it is.
"The 80-year-old Pope said the world needed to care for the environment but not to the point where the welfare of animals and plants was given a greater priority than that of mankind."What priority should be given to "animals and plants" ?
If "animals and plants" no longer have a place to "live and prosper" on planet earth, how is it possible the "human animal" will survive ?
Has the Church purchased a new planet already ?
"It is important for assessments in this regard to be carried out prudently, in dialogue with experts and people of wisdom, uninhibited by ideological pressure to draw hasty conclusions, and above all with the aim of reaching agreement on a model of sustainable development capable of ensuring the well-being of all while respecting environmental balances."The Pope seems to be speaking my language - I want to hear more.
"If the protection of the environment involves costs, they should be justly distributed, taking due account of the different levels of development of various countries and the need for solidarity with future generations."Future generations of ... whales ?
- Polar bears ?
- Monarch butterflies ?
Without question there are costs involved, and most of the true costs seem to be seldom factored in to the full equation of SURVIVAL on this planet.
What is a truly "just distribution" of the commodification of Planet Earth ?
Certainly we must "accept responsibilities" at a time when "postponing decisions" has continued far too long.
Joint decisions toward "agreement on a model of sustainable development capable of ensuring the well-being of all while respecting environmental balances" ought to have been arrived at decades ago when it became clear that we were facing possibilities which threaten our survival, but unless "solutions" are profitable, they are not included in any "consensus"
- and that is a factor which most needs changed.
Washington's denial that "global warming" was a threat continued until a "consensus" was found in which pollution could be sold or traded for profits, and since then it has been a crisis deserving of millions of dollars in advertising and legal fees
- environment commodified simple as that, but of course that is not the Pope's doing.
Dialogue is always preferable, but at some point one has to, as they say, "shit or get off the pot"
... only in this case, the "talkers" have already shit, only to find out there is no way to flush.
There has been far too much "talk" about our environment - about the only home humans have on which to live - and precious little action, and I see nothing of particular substance in this Daily Mail article to move humanity toward any particular PROGRESS, but it is comforting to know the Pope is concerned about the issue.
As I see it ...
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Labels: earth, environment, pollution, pope, progress, survival
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