Is the pope being hypocrite ?

Question

Taking into consideration that the church always was against veneration of Nature, stating it was de facto a 'false god' and now sudddenly they take a 180° spin. Is the pope honestly changing, something that'd normally take years, if not centuries, or is he just trying to make the church get profit out of the 'new' environmentalism ?

Answer 1

Everything the Vatican does is about money and control. Want to know who rules the heads of states? The Vatican runs the world and bestows the right of kingship on whomever they see fit.

Answer 2

Having access to the Bible and not obeying it is worse than not knowing it at all.
the Jewish religious leaders of Jesus' day had the combined writings of 1500 years and through prophecy knew of Jesus' arrival withing a few years. They were very close, but refused to accept Jesus as the Messiah because he did nothing to free them from the Romans.
They in fact were guilty of ' sinning against the Holy Spirit'.
And because of that, will not
get a resurrection. in fact, no better then Judas Iscariot.
(Matthew 12:31-32) “On this account I say to YOU, Every sort of sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the spirit will not be forgiven. 32 For example, whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the holy spirit, it will not be forgiven him, no, not in this system of things nor in that to come.

The Pope has access to the Bible, yet does not obey Matthew 28; 19,20
He is dependant on family increases and infant baptism to maintain numbers.

Answer 3

i never heard of veneration of nature as worshiping a false god. i think you confuse "veneration" with "worship". just like the catholics venerate Mary, but peoplke say they worship her. not true, and 2 different things.

venerate
One entry found.

venerate



Main Entry: ven·er·ate
Pronunciation: \ˈve-nə-ˌrāt\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): ven·er·at·ed; ven·er·at·ing
Etymology: Latin veneratus, past participle of venerari, from vener-, venus love, charm — more at win
Date: circa 1623
1 : to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
2 : to honor (as an icon or a relic) with a ritual act of devotion

Main Entry: 1wor·ship
Pronunciation: \ˈwər-shəp also ˈwȯr-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English worshipe worthiness, respect, reverence paid to a divine being, from Old English weorthscipe worthiness, respect, from weorth worthy, worth + -scipe -ship
Date: before 12th century
1chiefly British : a person of importance —used as a title for various officials (as magistrates and some mayors)
2: reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power; also : an act of expressing such reverence
3: a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual
4: extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem

Answer 4

No.

While the Catholic Church worships God and not His Creation, the Church teaches that we should be responsible stewards of that Creation.

Long before the current ecological movement developed, Catholic saints taught respect for all of God's Creation.

"If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who deal likewise with their fellow men."
-- St. Francis of Assisi

The Catholic Church enjoins respect for the integrity of creation. Animals, like plants and inanimate beings, are by nature destined for the common good of past, present, and future humanity. Use of the mineral, vegetable, and animal resources of the universe cannot be divorced from respect for moral imperatives. Man's dominion over inanimate and other living beings granted by the Creator is not absolute; it is limited by concern for the quality of life of his neighbor, including generations to come; it requires a religious respect for the integrity of creation.

Animals are God's creatures. He surrounds them with his providential care. By their mere existence they bless him and give him glory. Thus men owe them kindness. We should recall the gentleness with which saints like St. Francis of Assisi or St. Philip Neri treated animals.

God entrusted animals to the stewardship of those whom he created in his own image.

Those responsible for business enterprises are responsible to society for the economic and ecological effects of their operations.

Here are some interesting websites and writing expressing the Churchs high respect for God's Creation:

The Catholic Conservation Center: http://conservation.catholic.org/index.htm

"Peace with God the Creator, Peace with All of Creation" by Pope John Paul II: http://conservation.catholic.org/ecologicalcrisis.htm

"The Ecological Conversion" by Pope John Paul II: http://conservation.catholic.org/john_paul_ii.htm

"Declaration on the Environment" signed by Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople on June 10, 2002: http://conservation.catholic.org/declaration.htm

Many Saints speak out for God's Creation: http://conservation.catholic.org/saints.htm

With love in Christ.

Answer 5

The catholic church will rationalize anything as long as there's money to be made in the venture.

Answer 6

Maybe he just grew some common sense

Answer 7

he is just a man trying to straighten up mistakes made by those before him'