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Francis and King on Earth
Like Rev. King, Pope Francis is calling for radical nonviolent global revolution.
/ August 12, 2015
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Laudato Si’: All Together
John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker with more on Laudato Si': On June 30, 2015 a high level discussion was held marking the publication of the encyclical Laudato Si’. The Secretary General has observed that the pope’s “moral voice is part of a growing chorus of people from all faiths and all sectors of society speaking out for climate action.” Cardinal Turkson strongly underscored a basic point of the encyclical, namely, ”We are all in this together.”
/ July 6, 2015
Shiva on Francis’s Manifesto
The Laudato opens with St Francis’s prayer, “Praise be to you my Lord, through our sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruits with coloured flowers and herbs.” It resonates with the Indian philosophy of Vasudhaiv Kutumkan, with the contemporary movement for the Rights of Mother Earth, with cultures and faiths across the world.
/ June 22, 2015
The Pope Is a Pandomaniac
This is a truly historic event. It is possible, just possible, that June 18, 2015 will be remembered as the turning point, when humankind began to come to its senses.
/ June 18, 2015