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Laudato Si and the Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change

Laudato Si and the Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change

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I’m sure you’ve heard of Laudato Si; Pope Francis’s Vatican drive to… well, broadly subjugate God in the name of environmental scientism.

And just in case you wonder how serious he is about that subjugation; here’s the UNFCCC, celebrating the first year of Laudato Si, in an article from 20161.

And I know this appears… borderline absurd. But don’t worry - we’re really only getting started. You ain’t seen nothing yet.

‘In a papal encyclical letter called "Laudato Si" ("Praised Be") Pope Francis declared that the science of climate change is clear and that the Catholic Church views climate change as a moral issue that must be addressed in order to protect the Earth and everyone on it‘

It’s a moral call. Straight off the bat. It always is - especially when it comes to initiatives which appear strangely in sync with the authoritarian, elite narrative. And further, allegedly the Catholic Church is now viewing not only Climate Change as one, but also -

‘The encyclical was part of a wider mobilization by faith groups around the world to achieve both the Paris Agreement in December 2015 and agreement on new sustainable development goals earlier in the year‘

Yes, the Sustainable Development Goals, too, count as a moral call. But it doesn’t stop even there -

‘The move comes as prominent Jewish rabbis, Muslim clerics, Anglican bishops and other religious leaders call on the Australian government to protect the Great Barrier Reef, stop approving coalmines and remove subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, in an open letter published by the Guardian‘

Naturally published by the Guardian. But note how this ‘moral call’ has further developed to include protection of lands, and even cut ‘subsidies’, typically the indirect sort, which not only are completely impossible to quantify, but also fertile ground for absurd valuations. We’ve seen this approach used repeatedly, here’s one example.

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