The unholy political battle to denounce—or exploit—the Pope's environmental message

[MarcoPolo]

Excerpt by Phil Lawler, spot-on, reasoned, and sober, as usual.*The editorial board of Our Sunday Visitor has a strongly worded statement decrying the premature and vituperative criticism of the papal encyclical on the environment.

“Well before the encyclical’s release,” the OSV board observes, “a veritable campaign against its content has not only been initiated, but has been growing in intensity.” That’s quite true. In fact I made the same observation myself, back in January: “Would it be unreasonable to suggest that we should postpone the discussion of the document until the document appears?”

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Because the greatest danger by far, in this battle over a papal document that has not yet seen the light of day, is the likelihood that most people never will read the encyclical. Sadly, they will derive their understanding of the Pope’s writing from partisans who have already shown their determination to ignore his central message.*

Full article at Catholic Culture

 

[Johann_du_Toit]

What is the point of condemning something you haven’t read?

If Cardinal Peter Turkson-a man who is a solid orthodox prelate of the Church whom I admire greatly-is not alarmed by the draft he read then I will take him at his word.

Will be waiting for the encyclical i baited breath to see what it says.