This time it’s the environment that we’re destroying. While recognizing that the Catholic Church hasn’t always looked out for the environment, rampant materialism is to blame:
But he rejected criticism that Christianity had encouraged the squandering of resources under the pretext of following the commandment to rule over the Earth.
The wastefulness was due to a “materialistic world” where “God is denied,” Pope Benedict said.
Give me a break, actually thinking that this is all there is and that I want to leave the world to be a better place for our future generations is reason enough to want to make a difference environmentally.
Ratzinger’s excuse is lame and follows for no reason. Why does what the man say still make the newspaper?
