This Wednesday we mark Earth Day. A week from now, the Vatican will add its own contribution to what Pope Francis calls â??human ecologyâ? in the form of a summit called â??Protect the Earth, Dignify Humanity.â? The summit will in turn be followed by an encyclical some time later this year.
Many find the whole idea unsettling. They fear it means a papal imprimatur for the political and economic orthodoxies of the green movement, confusing the faithful and leading to another series of press conferences that will begin with a Vatican spokesman saying, â??What the pope meant to say . . .â?
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