Ten Commandments Against Climate Change

TEN COMMANDMENTS AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE

by Anton Antonio

June 22, 2015

Pope Francis released his encyclical (meaning: papal letter send to all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church) about the environment where he called for “cultural revolution” to change our lifestyles.  Summarizing his concerns in ten major statements, largely prescriptions that everyone could choose to follow to stop the disturbing global warming, here are Pope Francis’ Ten Commandments of Climate Change:

I.      THINK OF FUTURE GENERATIONS.  “What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us, to children who are now growing up?”

II.    EMBRACE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES. “We know that technology based on the use of highly polluting fossil fuels --- specially coal, but also oil and, to a lesser degree, gas --- needs to be progressively replaced without delay.”

III.   CONSIDER POLLUTION’S EFFECT ON THE POOR.  “Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth.”

IV.  TAKE THE BUS!  “Many specialists agree on the need to give priority to public transportation.”

V.    BE HUMBLE. “We are not God.  The earth was here before us and it has been given to us.”

VI.  DON’T BECOME A SLAVE TO YOUR PHONE.  “True wisdom… is not acquired by a mere accumulation of data which eventually leads to overload and confusion, a sort of mental pollution.”

VII. DON’T TRADE ONLINE RELATIONSHIPS FOR REAL ONES.  “Real relationships… now tend to be replaced by a type of internet communication which enables us to choose or eliminate relationships at whim.”

VIII.        TURN OFF LTHE LIGHTS, RECYCLE AND DON’T WASTE FOOD. “(Environmental responsibility can) significantly affect the world around us, such as avoiding the use of plastic and paper, reducing water consumption, separating refuse, cooking only what can reasonably be consumed… planting trees, turning off unnecessary lights.”

IX.  EDUCATE YOURSELF.  There is a nobility in the duty to care for creation through little daily actions, and it is wonderful how education can bring about real changes in lifestyle.”

X.    BELIEVE YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.  “We must regain the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world, and that being good and decent are worth it.”

For the environment advocates and activists among us, it is very heart-warming to realize that the Vatican, particularly the Pope, has thrown-in its support against global warming and climate change… and the cause to help Mother Earth save us.  Like God’s Ten Commandments, let us also adhere to Pope Francis’ Ten Commandments against climate change.

Just my little thoughts…

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REFERENCE:

CNN, (2015). “The Pope’s Ten Commandments of Climate Change”.  Retrieved on June 22, 2015 from http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/18/world/pope-10-commandments-climate-change/index.html