Cardinal Turkson: ecological crisis is the ‘gravest and most intractable of all’
August 19, 2015
In a message of solidarity to the International Islamic Climate Change Symposium, which took place on August 17 and 18 in Istanbul, the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace said that “it is clear that we are living at a particularly turbulent and decisive moment in world history.”
“Humanity faces a number of urgent challenges which demand our prayers and action,” Cardinal Peter Turkson stated in a message presented by Father John Brinkman. “The ongoing ecological crisis is the gravest and most intractable of all.”
“A great motivation which unites Christians, Muslims and many others is the firm belief in God,” Cardinal Turkson added, according to a Vatican Radio report. “Our urgent action will surely be more effective if we believers of different religious communities find ways to work together.”
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Further information:
- Cardinal Turkson: All faiths must work together on ecological crisis (Vatican Radio)
- International Islamic Climate Change Symposium
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Posted by: rfr46 -
Aug. 20, 2015 2:56 AM ET USA
Embarrassing incompetence on the part of his excellency.
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Posted by: TheJournalist64 -
Aug. 19, 2015 6:32 PM ET USA
I am convinced that these people have never had an elementary science course with real laboratories in them, or that they can't read a thermometer.
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Posted by: feedback -
Aug. 19, 2015 9:43 AM ET USA
"Climate change" sounds more and more like a new Divine Revelation.
