Pope Francis said last week he is considering adding “ecological sin” to the Catholic Church’s official teachings. On Friday, the pope was delivering a speech to the 20th World Congress of the International Association of Penal Law in Rome, where he told hearers, “We have to introduce ― we are thinking about it ― to the Catechism of the Catholic Church the sin against ecology, the ‘ecological sin’ against our common home, because a duty is at stake.” Pope Francis has made environmental issues a major theme of his pontificate since his election in 2013. He called climate change a “global problem with grave implications” and pushed for a reduction in the use of fossil fuels in an encyclical, “Laudato Si,” published in 2015. In 2016, the pope added environmentalism, or “care for our common home,” to the Catholic Church’s traditional seven works of mercy, which include feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, and sheltering the homeless. To view the full article visit the Blaze.
