Here are all of Pope Francis’ tweets from yesterday on his new encyclical: I invite all to pause to think about the challenges we face regarding care for our common home. #LaudatoSi — Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 18, 2015
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale has a new article at Time. He writes: Some politicians argue that Pope Francis and the Catholic Church should stay out of climate change debates and “leave science to the scientists.” But Francis and the church know that protecting creation is first and foremost a moral and religious issue. It’s a… Read More The 5 Most Important Points of Pope Francis’ Climate Change Encyclical
Millennial co-founder Christopher Hale writes in Time: Bush is wrong: The church must get involved in politics. In fact, a “good Catholic,” Pope Francis has said, “meddles in politics.” We don’t do this to elect a candidate or advance a party, but because politics affects human flourishing, and we’re called by God to defend the… Read More Jeb Bush’s Response to Pope Francis’ New Encyclical Is Poppycock
Pope Francis: “We know that consumerism is a cancer of society, relativism is a cancer of society, and I speak about this in the next encyclical that will be issued this month.”
Fr. Clete Kiley: “To those Cafeteria Catholics who say you can be Catholic and libertarian, the cafeteria is closed.”
Bishop Stephen Blaire: “We certainly do have to bring our concerns for the poor….we have to call for good legislation or when we see legislation that isn’t so good we have to make it known that it is going to hurt the poor. The social teaching of the church can’t just be in a book.… Read More Quote of the Day
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Erroneous Autonomy: A Conversation on Solidarity & Faith by Michael Sean Winters: “As Catholics, we do believe that people are entitled to a secure retirement, that they are entitled to adequate health care, that they are entitled to a living wage.” US bishops can change the… Read More Around the Web
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