CLIMATE CHANGE ALARMISM IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: Arrest of ecological alarmist Fr. Newell symptomatic of bigger trend
by William Mahoney, Ph.D. • ChurchMilitant.com • October 15, 2019
LONDON (ChurchMilitant.com) – The recent arrest of a Catholic priest for his participation in a climate change protest is representative of a relatively new push among the hierarchy of the Catholic Church to engage in alarmist activism over climate change.
Passionist Fr. Martin Newell was arrested Sunday in London for a demonstration with Christian Climate Action, the so-called Christian arm of Extinction Rebellion.
Newell was taking part in a demonstration Sunday to call for ecological conversion and demand police return equipment that police allegedly confiscated from disabled members of Extinction Rebellion during an earlier climate change protest.
I am here to help raise the alarm, to call for a profound ecological conversion.
Attempting to glue himself to the ground, Newell said:
I am here to help raise the alarm, to call for a profound ecological conversion. The life of God’s creation is under threat, especially the lives of God’s poor. I am here to help protect our common home, our mother, our sister which is among the most abused of our neighbours, as Pope Francis has said.
Newell has a history of being arrested for protesting against climate change and war. It was reported in 2015 that he had been sentenced six times for failure to pay fines, damaging property and other offenses related to his protesting.
As a Passionist priest, Newell’s climate change activism is in sync with the direction the religious order has taken as evidenced from their newsletter for next month dated Nov. 11, 2019: “The Franciscan Action Network and the Global Catholic Climate Movement have partnered to invite you to ‘live the change’ by signing the interfaith statement, ‘Walk Gently on the Earth’ and, more importantly, committing to living sustainably.”
This preoccupation with ecological matters and climate change alarmism has entered the visible Catholic Church, and Pope Francis, bishops’ conferences and members of the hierarchy actively push the agenda.
Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ and the Instrumentum Laboris (working document) for the Amazon Synod titled “New Paths for the Church and for an Integral Ecology” ― both documents preoccupied with activism regarding ecological matters ― are being discussed now at the Amazon Synod that ends Oct. 27.
The New York Times reported in 2001 that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) voted unanimously June 16, 2001, “to issue a statement calling for immediate action to mitigate the effects of global climate change.”
The USCCB statement is titled “Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence, and the Common Good.”
In 2018, Cdl. Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, signed the “U.S. Catholic Climate Change Declaration (USCCCD)” at the request of Bp. Richard Pates, the episcopal liaison to the Catholic Climate Covenant.
The President’s decision not to honor the U.S. commitment to the Paris agreement is deeply troubling.
The USCCCD states: “As Catholic communities, organizations, individuals, and institutions in the United States, we join with state, tribal, and local governments, as well as businesses, financial institutions, and other faith organizations, to declare that we are still in on actions that meet the climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement.”
President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement on June 1, 2017, which triggered a negative reaction from the USCCB the same day:
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), along with Pope Francis and the entire Catholic Church, have consistently upheld the Paris agreement as an important international mechanism to promote environmental stewardship and encourage climate change mitigation. The President’s decision not to honor the U.S. commitment to the Paris agreement is deeply troubling.
At a conference titled “Laudato Si’ and the U.S. Catholic Church: A Conference Series on Our Common Home” at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, June 27–29, Bp. Robert McElroy said that climate change needs to be a “top priority” in his keynote address and that the United States has “rejected the only realistic pathways that have emerged to heal our broken planet.”
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New slam-dunk video exposes global warming fraud in 12 minutes
October 11, 2019 (American Thinker) — Recently, I viewed a 12-minute YouTube video by Tony Heller, released 9/20/2019. He described it as “my gift to climate alarmists” and added: “This is my most concise expose of climate fraud. Please pass it around to everyone you know and your elected officials. The video is a little short, but cuts right to the heart of the matter.” Be advised that the video is totally devoid of slick Hollywood production techniques, and the narration is monotone, but does cut to the heart of the matter.
Before sharing, I took the precaution of researching Tony Heller. Google listed several negative references up front that basically discredited him as a climate science–denying fraud. However, digging deeper, I found he is well educated, often contributes to Watts Up With That?, and has occasionally used the pen name Steven Goddard. His rather uniquely formatted website, titled Real Climate Science, contains his unorthodox yet impressive résumé. Here was found evidence that Scott Adams of Dilbert fame considers Tony the skeptic he finds most convincing.
My career involved business analytics using the same math and charting methods as those applied to climate data. Therefore, I am familiar with the misleading techniques demonstrated in the video. I have also felt pressure from senior management to use questionable data, omit contradictory findings, or adjust measurement scales to exaggerate or understate trend changes if necessary to support their desired solution.
Obviously, this type of data deception works best when the intended audience lacks the technical expertise to know it is being sold a fantasy. It is even easier when the fantasy is something many truly want to believe (e.g., Greta Thunberg and other Extinction Rebellion participants). The ultimate fantasy solution to prevent a climate catastrophe requires that big government be given the power to regulate man-caused CO2 and those infinitesimal amounts of methane from cow flatulence. Never mind that total atmospheric CO2 is 0.04% (the equivalent clout of 4 pennies versus a $100 bill) and that today’s slightly higher CO2 levels have significantly increased worldwide crop yields.
Sadly, the truth contained in Tony’s video will never overcome the emotion-fueled political advantage of having a simple, taxable villain like CO2. No wonder politicians, media, academia, and the green energy industrial complex will protect this lucrative fantasy at all costs. Nevertheless, I recommend watching the video, here or above. Then you decide.
Published with permission from the American Thinker.
Read the source: https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/new-slam-dunk-video-exposes-global-warming-fraud-in-12-minutes
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