{"id":1368,"date":"2021-06-05T19:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T00:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiga5ubklx.wpdns.site\/?p=1368"},"modified":"2025-09-19T20:15:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T01:15:15","slug":"the-cry-of-the-earth-and-the-cry-of-the-poor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passionist.org\/es\/2021\/06\/05\/the-cry-of-the-earth-and-the-cry-of-the-poor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Addressing Climate Change Reducing Carbon Emissions<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout Laudato Si\u2019, Pope Francis argues that the crisis evoked by climate change demands a thorough \u2013 and even radical \u2013 transformation in our personal lives and our social institutions. In chapter five, he applies this principle to our dominant economic and political philosophies, claiming that economics and politics should serve, rather than hinder, the flourishing of both human and nonhuman creation. An economy obsessed with maximizing profits and ever increasing productivity must be replaced with a truly humane economy whose fundamental goal is safeguarding the well-being of all persons, other creatures, and the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order for this economic and political transformation to occur, we must wholly redefine our understanding of progress, prosperity, and a good life (LS 194). Moreover, the wealthy must learn to live with less so that the poor can \u201clive in a way worthy of their human dignity\u201d (LS 193).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This transformation will be greatly abetted if, first, concern for one\u2019s self, group, or nation is replaced by a genuinely global perspective where prior- ity is given to the good of all, including other creatures and the natural world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, religion and science must be viewed as complementary, not adversarial, and theologians and scientists must be in ongoing dialogue if we are to muster the wisdom and will necessary to overcome this grave global crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Passionists certainly have a role to play in implementing Francis\u2019 revolutionary vision because, illumined by God\u2019s love in the crucified Christ, we already know what God wants the world to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n