Like much of Lent, this years Papal Easter reflections have been filled with environmental meaning. On Lent the Pope spoke on nature here and here. At the Easter Vigil Pope Benedict XVI began his reflection with light and creation: Dear Brothers and Sisters, Easter is the feast of the new creation… A new dimension has […]
Tag: Lynn White Jr.
Stones into Bread
Since Lynn White crystallized the idea that Christianity is responsible for environmental problems in the late 60’s, the idea has achieved widespread credence in the context of an increasing agnosticism and atheism. There are two recent, indirect, responses from the Vatican on this issue. The first is a commentary by Pope Benedict XVI on the […]