During the Pope's Christmas speech, he spoke of caring for the Environment..Does this mean he has Lost his pure Faith in God?Earlier Men of God and Prophets were led only by pure faith and that God would always Provide..
2007-12-27 16:19:44 · 10 answers · asked by soulsanctifier 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Of course not. We are told to be good stewards of what God has given us. That includes caring for the environment.
2007-12-27 16:23:00 · answer #1 · answered by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I would expect the Pope to have less faith than the people who follow him. Just think about that for a while. It's deep.
Perhaps he's just lost his faith in man, but man was created in God's image. How's that not contridictory?
Apparently the Earth used to be flat too. I could fire off any number of things that makes the church seem clueless. It doesn't change the fact that some people simply WANT to believe, so they will.
The whole realm of organised religion is one giant logical problem with no solution.
If you like to ask questions, you simply must remain objective or you'll never be able to make sense of life. To remain faithful is to give up our God given sense of curiosity, for those of us that have it. Some people are just content with the "simply" explaination.
The less you know of the world, the easier it is to explain. Maybe this is why so many religious people would prefer to divert their eyes from anything that may force them to question such faith. When you lack real knowledge, faith is pretty much all you have.
2007-12-27 16:24:47 · answer #2 · answered by Cosmodot 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Pope was merely reminding us that God appointed us - all of us - as caretakers of His beautiful planet and that He expects us to care for the environment that He gave us and not destroy it. To question the Pope's faith in God is ridiculous!
2007-12-27 16:26:52 · answer #3 · answered by mollyflan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really now, who's to know what was in the Pope's mind when he prepared his speech? I didn't listen to it, nor had any intentions of doing so but, based on what you commented on, perhaps it's his way of ATONING for all those evergreen trees that had to be cut down for this commercial season. Who knows??
Surely, I jest... if you get the drift.
Peace be with you.
2007-12-27 16:40:23 · answer #4 · answered by Arf Bee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Genesis account entrusts humans with dominion over the earth, which in turn would make us like the gardeners of the earth. If the earth is being pillaged then our job is failing.
2007-12-27 16:31:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theres a difference in having faith that God will fix things i kmean cmon he doesent want us to depend on him for everything do some things yourself.
2007-12-27 16:24:54 · answer #6 · answered by SS4 Elby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Basic Catholic doctrine states that we are stewards of this world:
In the beginning God entrusted the earth and its resources to the common stewardship of mankind to take care of them, master them by labor, and enjoy their fruits. (Genesis 1:26-29)
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 2402: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art7.htm#2402
With love in Christ.
2007-12-28 15:42:34 · answer #7 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it means that Christians should use the Bible as their source for knowledge not right wing political leaders--though they may agree with us on many things they are not models of Christian behavior
The Bible makes it abundantly clear that we are to be good stewards of the things he gives to us.
2007-12-27 16:22:59 · answer #8 · answered by Makemeaspark 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thou must not thinkest like that... it's not The Will of Landrieu! Thou must submit unto Landrieu and be absorbed into The Body!
2007-12-27 16:25:26 · answer #9 · answered by _ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Did he really ever have faith in anything except mother church ?
2007-12-27 16:35:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋