Conservative Catholics Try to Domesticate Laudato Si
Conservative Catholics are working overtime to downplay the radical nature of Laudato si, the pope’s encyclical…
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Memo to David Brooks: Francis Is Not Naïve For Criticizing Capitalism
I had to read Brooks’ column on Laudato si a couple of times to realize fully what…
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Encyclileaks: Was the ‘Laudato Si’ Leak a Sin or Just a Scoop?
In the days before the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, Laudauto Si,…
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Falling in Love With the Earth: Francis’ Faithful Ecology
In a brief article in an unassuming 1967 edition of Science, a medieval historian from…
Read MoreIgnoring the Pope on Climate Change is Not Like Using Contraception
The encyclical is finally here. Laudato si was officially released today and has already produced a tremendous…
Read MoreWhen It’s OK to Ignore the Pope
Now that Pope Francis has officially affirmed a “very solid scientific consensus” that the earth…
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Did Pope Francis Just End the Religion and Science Conflict?
It’s unclear what kind of political impact Laudato si, the first encyclical of Francis’ papacy will have, but from…
Read MoreBy The Numbers: Jeb Opposes Francis on Climate Change at His Peril
Ahead of the release of Pope Francis’ first major encyclical Laudato si, dealing with global…
Read MoreWhite and Latino Catholics “Living in Different Worlds” On Climate Change
Ahead of Pope Francis’s highly anticipated encyclical on the environment, due out Thursday, Public Religion…
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Protesting the Pope’s (Not Yet Released) Environmental Encyclical? Check Your Doctrine
Observers expect that Pope Francis’s environmental encyclical—supposedly titled Laudatio sii, or “Praised Be”—will be released…
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