AMECEA Justice, Peace and Caritas welcomes the new Encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ of the Holy Father Pope Francis on ‘Care for Our Common Home’, which presents a beacon of hope for a renewed earth.
Speaking to AMECEA Online Newsthe AMECEA Justice, Peace and Caritas Coordinator Mr. Antony Mbandi said that the Encyclical calls for global and national action to protect the environment and for a moral analysis of economic policy.
He said that Pope Francis’ vision is not just Catholic, but global, Ecumenical and Interfaith. “We are all called upon to read this Encyclical in three forms; first in faith, secondly as a citizen of a country and thirdly and most importantly as a citizen of the earth,” he said adding that “this is a call to be good stewards of what the Lord has placed under our care.”
AMECEA Justice, Peace and Caritas is in solidarity with the Holy Father in addressing this crucial issue of our times. “The fact remains that the Church’s role must be there as it was in the past, to consider issues of climate change from the viewpoint of entire humanity, in order to provide a moral compass that motivates people everywhere to do the right thing and think about how their choices are impacting on the poorest and most vulnerable,” he said.
He said, “based on those principles we are called upon by Pope Francis to put the poorest at the center, the ones who are not responsible for the terrible consequences of climate change on people’s lives and have less resources to react.”
Mr. Mbandi told AMECEA Online News that he is planning for a platform to discuss the way forward for the Encyclical after the feedback from the National Conferences of the AMECEA region.
By AMECEA Online News Staff Reporter
