Thursday, June 25, 2015

More Reaction to the Latest Papal Bull

Not that I care, outside of pure theological curiosity.  As an Anglican/Episcopalian, I haven't cared what the Bishop of Rome has said for about 500 years.  [I look good for my age, don't I?]  But, it's always fascinating to me when a prominent church leader wades into secular political discussions.

Canada's National Post: Pope’s encyclical on climate change reads like the Unabomber Manifesto

and

The scientist who influenced Laudato Si, and who serves at the Vatican's science office, seems to believe in Gaia, but not in God.

[A Bull, in the Papal sense, is a type of letter or statement. It is named after the lead seal (bulla) that was appended to the end in order to authenticate it.]