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"Damage to nature goes against human dignity. If I do something against part of nature, I do something against humanity. But, at the same time, we can say that if we do something against men, we cannot say that we really love nature.” One of the most profound phrases in Pope Francis' new encyclical is actually a question. The Holy Father asks: "What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us, to children who are now growing up.
Laudato Si --Praise Be to You: On Care for Our Common Home, by Pope Francis- Amazon Sales Rank: #718558 in Books
- Published on: 2015-06-27
- Original language: English
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- Dimensions: 9.61" h x .24" w x 6.69" l, .40 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 104 pages
About the Author Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio), is the first Latin American to be elected to the chair of Peter. A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was ordained as a priest in 1969. He served as head of the Society of Jesus in Argentina from 1973 to 1979. In 1998 he became the archbishop of Buenos Aires, and in 2001 a cardinal. Following the resignation of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, February 28, 2013, the conclave elected Bergoglio, who chose the papal name Francis in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. He is the first pope to be a Jesuit and to come from the Americas.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. A Compelling, Eloquent and Moving Statement By The Peripatetic Reader The title Laudato Si’, means “Praise be unto you.” The title is taken from the writings of St. Francis of Assisi, the namesake of the author of this book, Pope Francis.St. Francis of Assisi used this phrase to praise the earth and all its creatures and features as an expression of God. Just as St. Francis referred to all living creatures as our “brothers” and “sisters,” the Pope issued this Encyclical to apply these sentiments to the modern day to address environmental degradation. This present book, Laudato Si’, is that Encyclical, a clear, passionate, devotional explanation for the modern world to realize the consequences of the degradation of the planet and a plea to cherish and rediscover the lost reverence and respect for the earth’s natural environment.This book is a book on the environment like no other. Rather than recommending short-term technological or political solutions, Pope Francis states that before cleaning the environment the human race must first clean its own inner house and change its own attitude to itself and others.Disrespect for the environment is an act, and any act originates from a mental attitude. If polluting the environment is the result of a human mental attitude, it would be simple for Laudato Si’ to simply say, “Don’t pollute.” Pope Francis however goes further: What are the psychological impulses and motivations behind that attitude?Here is where Laudato Si’ gets interesting. Pope Francis digs deep into the human psyche to identify the psychological drives which support an attitude and act to disrespect the environment.What the Pope believes may surprise the reader. Pope Francis characterizes the degradation of the environment not only as a crime against the planet and to all its inhabitants, but as a sin against God. God after all created the planet and the planet and all the creatures who live on the planet are God’s gift to Humankind. However, Pope Francis identifies other impulses and motivations which result in the disrespect for this planet. They include • Slavish infatuation with technology. Technology should assist the people which creates that technology and offer solutions to clean the environment. The reality is that technology only offers band-aid solutions to clean the environment and the technology invariably becomes the master of humans, not the other way around. • The insatiable appetite for profit and financial gain regardless to the consequences to the environment or to other people. • In his most innovative explanation for the root cause of pollution, the Pope identifies the “exultation of the Subject,” in other words that sense of individuality which only reinforces a division between man and nature. • Rampant, unbridled Consumerism, which treats every item produced as disposable impermanent object. • The desire to dominate, whether that domination is to another object or over another human being.The degradation of the environment, then, is not simply throwing your Coca Cola can out the window, but is symptomatic of the mental and spiritual maladies which plague the world. These maladies find expression not only in polluting the environment, but in other social ills. The Pope identifies income and wage disparity, social injustice, and poverty, to name a few.Pope Francis does not limit his discussion to environmental pollution. The Pope criticizes present-day excesses in neo-liberal ideologies, global capitalistic corporations, and free-market economies, all of which are also symptomatic of the same disrespect that leads to ravishing the environment.In the final analysis this is a book of literary beauty. The talking points in this review do little justice to the prosaic grace and devotional eloquence found in this book. It is a book that can be enjoyed on many levels. It is highly recommended.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Most beautiful version of Laudato Si that matches Ignatius Press' other encyclicals from Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis By Stuart Dunn It has been a little over three months since Pope Francis released his encyclical Laudato si'. People have read it and misread it; interpreted it and misinterpreted it, but it has been anything but ignored. A big reason for this is because of the "Francis effect," which is surprisingly still going fairly strong. The liberal media still are trying to convince us that he is going to "bring the Church into the 21st Century" with women priests and accepting same-sex unions. To that I say, "Never going to happen!" We can also see their spin in their "reading" of this encyclical. They chose to focus only on the part about the environment, and completely ignored Pope Francis' message of human ecology, which includes respect for all of humanity the evils of abortion. The encyclical is not addressed to just bishops or the lay faithful (like most all encyclicals), but is instead addressed to all people. It is divided into six chapters:1. What is Happening to our Common Home2. The Gospel of Creation3. The Human Roots of the Ecological Crisis4. Integral Ecology5. Lines of Approach and Action6. Ecological Education and SpiritualityThere are many good points in this document that it is hard to pick your favorite passage. In one part, Pope Francis reminds us that the earth was here before us and has been given to us. He makes it known though that this doesn't give us the right to abuse the earth, but we must treat it as a gift from God, because that is what it is. Another part I particularly like was when he addresses our technological "progress." He goes on to list important inventions of the past two centuries and the good it has accomplished. However, technology has also given us "tremendous power" in terms of nuclear energy, biological knowledge, and information technology that can easily be used for evil. We must therefore use technology as a tool to better people's lives and not a mere distraction or superficial object for our amusement. The last part I will discuss that I really like is where Pope Francis talked about us not putting the environment over people. It is all well and good to protect the earth and animals, but not at the expense of people.So while you can read this document for free online, it is quite long and I recommend you buy a copy to read and mark up, if you so wish. But which edition should you get, because nearly every Catholic publisher printed a copy? When it comes to encyclicals, I always get copies from two different publishers. The first one I get is the Ignatius Press version, because it is a beautiful hardcover and they have been publishing beautiful hardcover encyclicals since Pope Benedict XVI. Now, if only they would go back and print Pope John Paul II's also! The other version I get depends on which publisher provides supplemental material with their copy. Several did that this time, but I ended up with the Word Among Us Press version this time because of the study questions. The study questions proved helpful for individual and small group study with their release of Evangelii Gaudium, so I trusted that it would be the same for Laudato Si, and I was not disappointed! It's up to you which version to get, but my advice if you have the funds is to get both.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Pope Francis nails it! By Lea Black Pope Francis has wisdom borne from scientific research, testimonies, whatever resourxes he can tap, he does and the result is a very empassioned, sensible call for saving our planet. Wherher or not you are Catholic. All you need is a love for our planet and you will love this book.
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