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July 29th 2008

Pope Benedict XVI: Stop Wearing Fur

Filed under: campaigns, fashion — sara @ 9:08 am

The Italian Association for the Defence of Animals and the Environment (AIDAA) has launched an Internet petition to demand that the Pope stop wearing fur, such as the ermine-trimmed cape he wears in the winter. Lorenzo Croce, chairman of the AIDAA, says, “We just want to ask him in a message of love and peace to give a strong signal towards the protection of animals and the environment through a small but very significant personal sacrifice.”

I remember back when Pope Benedict XVI was “the new pope” and I did a piece at YouthNoise on how he frowned upon animal cruelty. Surely wearing fur qualifies as cruelty?

via The Times of India

July 17th 2008

The Pope Says We’re Insatiable

Filed under: thegreenpicture — lori @ 9:40 am

Pope Benedict XVI is on a visit down under, “g-day mate”, where he told an audience of hundreds of thousands that  we’re squandering our natural resources with our insatiable consumption.  Yes, insatiable!  He urged people to care more for the the environment, and that nonviolence, sustainable development, justice and care for the environment were of vital importance for humanity. Did you know that earlier this year the Pope declared ”polluting the environment” has become a mortal sin? That’s major - Don’t pollute!

via: msnbc.msn.com

December 26th 2007

The Pope Gives A Shout Out To Mother Earth During His Christmas Mass

Filed under: events, green and famous, thegreenpicture — parrish @ 8:43 pm

I’m half Jewish and half Catholic, so I feel like it’s only HALF appropriate I cover this story. But on the other hand, I’m 100 percent green, so here it goes, baby:

Pope Benedict XVI used his Christmas homily to speak out against the destruction of our environment and human selfishness during the midnight mass at St Peter’s Basilica. During the homily, he stated, “Man is so preoccupied with himself, he has such urgent need of all the space and all the time for his own things, that nothing remains for others - for his neighbour, for the poor, for God.” Continuing, he added, “What would he (God) say if he could see the state of the world today, through the abuse of energy and its selfish and reckless exploitation?

The pope is considered to be the spiritual leader of about 1.1 and 1/2 billion Catholics (the half, being me) and just think how much help that homily could do if every last one of them really listened. You know it’s serious when the Vatican goes green.