tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post8043641467796041368..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: Laudato Si: Pope's Encyclical on Environment to Come out Next WeekSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-13417369651086076282015-08-25T12:49:50.540-07:002015-08-25T12:49:50.540-07:00updated yesterday with link to thoughts from Bill ...updated yesterday with link to thoughts from Bill McKibbenSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-91766454082595885512015-06-27T10:16:04.941-07:002015-06-27T10:16:04.941-07:00updated with thoughts on "dignity."updated with thoughts on "dignity."Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-42281744477660349382015-06-18T21:50:37.116-07:002015-06-18T21:50:37.116-07:00About it, Bill McKibben says, "My own sense, ...About it, <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2015/jun/18/pope-francis-encyclical-cry-of-earth/" rel="nofollow">Bill McKibben says</a>, "<i>My own sense, after spending the day reading this remarkable document, was of great relief. I’ve been working on climate change for a quarter century, and for much of that time it felt like enduring one of those nightmarish dreams where no one can hear your warnings. In recent years a broad-based movement has arisen to take up the challenge, but this marks the first time that a person of great authority in our global culture has fully recognized the scale and depth of our crisis, and the consequent necessary rethinking of what it means to be human</i>."<br /><br />(I was also remiss about mentioning <a href="http://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2013/10/st-marks-lutheran-st-francis-assisi-barbara-rossing-visiting-theologian-lectures.html" rel="nofollow">the lectures in 2013 on the feast of St. Francis</a> that Barbara Rossing gave on apocalypse and ecology at St. Mark's.)Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-23003565454630332032015-06-18T17:43:30.374-07:002015-06-18T17:43:30.374-07:00Thank you!
Here's the full encyclical in Eng...Thank you! <br /><br />Here's <a href="http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html" rel="nofollow">the full encyclical in English translation.</a>Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-64675403959102450892015-06-18T09:57:05.094-07:002015-06-18T09:57:05.094-07:00"153. The quality of life in cities has much ..."153. The quality of life in cities has much to do with systems of transport, which are often a source of much suffering for those who use them. Many cars, used by one or more people, circulate in cities, causing traffic congestion, raising the level of pollution, and consuming enormous quantities of non-renewable energy. This makes it necessary to build more roads and parking areas which spoil the urban landscape."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com