Following up on this post, see this article discussing preparation for the Pope to speak at the UN. A few excerpts:
"A central insight of the encyclical is “integral
ecology.” The term, integral, highlights the profound interdependence of
people and planet. Integral ecology, then, moves us beyond simply an
anthropocentric position and towards the roots of our present
environmental situation. That is, our philosophies and sciences make us
aware that humans cannot be removed from social, ecological, and
cosmological processes that have given rise to us."
"Turkson emphasized the pope’s concern for
transforming reality, rather then simply staying on the level of ideas.
Such transformative action, he observed, will be plural and
trans-national. Practical proposals need to be developed that bring
together science and religion, technology and philosophy, culture,
economics and politics, and the individual and the group."
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