At the climax of Pope Francis' Encyclical on the Environment he states that, “The poor and the earth are crying out. O Lord, seize us with your power and light, help us to protect all life, to prepare for a better future, for the coming of your Kingdom of justice, peace, love and beauty” (180). These words both truthful and righteous are emblematic of the encyclical in its entirety; the encyclical is about how we as humans have damaged the word and how we must make an effort to right our wrongs. Pope Francis’ Encyclical tells the tale of the harm that has been did on the world, which is taking its affect in many ways. Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si is a universal call to aid humanity in comprehending the ruination that humans are distributing
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This quote in itself it symbolic to the awareness that Pope Francis displays. He acknowledges that not every person is going to her the same views as him, let alone the same beliefs, but he conveys in such a way that those of opposite belief systems still agree and listen to him. They still agree with him because he is delivering his values and beliefs on common ground, so that no one thinks about religion we he speeds of the earth and the destruction that we have cause to it. We are not God, or whatever higher being that you believe in but the world was here first and is a gift to us. We should value what is gifted to us. It is sad that we value the materialistic things in life, but not the place that will be our home for centuries to come. We don’t value it because we don’t care about the destruction that we cause, because it won’t directly affect as now, but what about the future generations to come. Do they not deserve the same change that we got? Do they not deserve the best world that they can possible have, the best home? Is it some much to ask that we don’t destroy what was gifted to us, or are we really that selfish? These question have a …show more content…
A specific way of comprehending human life and recreation has gone amiss, to the significant harm of the earth around us. Why do we as humans not think about this? If this is our home, then why don’t we take that into consideration? Because everything, especially in today’s age is so closely related, we as the careers for this world need to take into account every and any characteristic of the international catastrophe, it would be wise to start to contemplate ways to better our world now a way to respect and acknowledge both humans and nature.
At the opening of Pope Francis' Encyclical on the Environment he states, “Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with colored flowers and herbs” (3). Pope Francis is telling us that we as human should cherish earth as if it were our sister, our mother, and a part of our family, because like your mother you only get one. Then again maybe it is time for us to lose Earth, because ewe have used and abused her resources, her love and her value. Maybe we will finally realize the Earths worth only we lose
This quote in itself it symbolic to the awareness that Pope Francis displays. He acknowledges that not every person is going to her the same views as him, let alone the same beliefs, but he conveys in such a way that those of opposite belief systems still agree and listen to him. They still agree with him because he is delivering his values and beliefs on common ground, so that no one thinks about religion we he speeds of the earth and the destruction that we have cause to it. We are not God, or whatever higher being that you believe in but the world was here first and is a gift to us. We should value what is gifted to us. It is sad that we value the materialistic things in life, but not the place that will be our home for centuries to come. We don’t value it because we don’t care about the destruction that we cause, because it won’t directly affect as now, but what about the future generations to come. Do they not deserve the same change that we got? Do they not deserve the best world that they can possible have, the best home? Is it some much to ask that we don’t destroy what was gifted to us, or are we really that selfish? These question have a …show more content…
A specific way of comprehending human life and recreation has gone amiss, to the significant harm of the earth around us. Why do we as humans not think about this? If this is our home, then why don’t we take that into consideration? Because everything, especially in today’s age is so closely related, we as the careers for this world need to take into account every and any characteristic of the international catastrophe, it would be wise to start to contemplate ways to better our world now a way to respect and acknowledge both humans and nature.
At the opening of Pope Francis' Encyclical on the Environment he states, “Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with colored flowers and herbs” (3). Pope Francis is telling us that we as human should cherish earth as if it were our sister, our mother, and a part of our family, because like your mother you only get one. Then again maybe it is time for us to lose Earth, because ewe have used and abused her resources, her love and her value. Maybe we will finally realize the Earths worth only we lose