God is Green: The Catholic Church's Re-Imagination of Environmental Norms

Chu, Lan T.

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“…There are numerous references to the concept of the vulnerable subject in the Laudato Sì encyclical; although not explicitly named with this expression, a complex approach intertwines ecological concerns with socio-economic justice issues and the well-being of the most vulnerable subjects (Kothari et al, 2021;Deriu, 2016). The peculiar reading of the Laudato Sì Initiatives Platform, through the lens of populist social movements, underscores how the platform mobilizes support and awareness around the environmental issue, linking religious and spiritual values with concrete and politically significant actions for social and environmental change (Chu, 2022). Indeed, the Laudato Sì Initiatives Platform relies on a clear collective identity, that of the global catholic community, committed to ecological action understood as "care for our common home".…”

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International Conference Socioecos 2024

2024

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collective care; politics of life sustainability; climate crisis and ecological disaster-based displacement, climate refugees 7 Social-ecological practices in culture, media and communication Climate emergency in cultural production (music, cinema, video, literature); cultural representations of climate emergency; climate emergency-based imaginaries; communicating climate crisis; social media-supported practices in the age of climate crisis 8 Art, technology, design, and climate crisis Eco-art; art and climate emergency; art and energy transition; climate crisis-based images and representations; DIY and Fab Labs' responses to climate emergencies; design for reuse, repurpose, recycle, and upcycle-eco and bio design; sustainable design; eco-empathic design; creative data visualisation; artificial intelligence-based ecoimaginariesWe encourage the submission of papers drawing on theoretical, methodological and experimental approaches from diverse fields of study, such as the social sciences, physical sciences, humanities, and design.

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2024

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“…Besides, the government excludes the poor from making regulations. Dealing with these issues, the Catholic Church places its concern for the poor and marginalized as a preferential option in all of the Church's decisions regarding the long-term sustainability of resource usage (Chu, 2022). Pope Francis calls for people, especially governments, to care for the poor in rural and urban communities around the world and to protect integral ecology by tirelessly seeking solutions for the severe impacts of environmental degradation on the life quality of the poor (King, 2019).…”

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The Catholic Church’s response to the cry of the poor amid the environmental crisis in the light of Laudato Si

Nguyen¹

2023

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In the encyclical Laudato Si', published in 2015, Pope Francis highlighted the interconnection between the environment and the poor by saying that the suffering of the earth is also the suffering of the poor. Although the ecological crisis adversely influences human life in various aspects, people experiencing poverty are the most vulnerable. They must bear the prolonged negative impacts of climate change or environmental degradation while being the least responsible for the planet's destruction. This study used the See-Judge-Act method to address the Catholic Church's responses to the cry of the poor amid the environmental crisis considering the encyclical Laudato Si'. In the See aspect, the study discussed the interconnection between the poor and the environmental crisis, the adverse effects of the global ecological crisis, and the 2030 agenda of sustainable development goals. The major causes of problems are unsustainable usage of natural resources, dominantly in agricultural and industrial sectors. In the Judge aspect, the study analyzed the issues of the poor in ecological degradation from different dimensions, such as biblical text, the Judeo-Christian tradition, Catholic social teachings, the common good, environmental justice, and sustainable development of ecosystems. In the Act aspect, the study showed that ecological degradation adversely and dramatically affects the life quality of the poor. Thus, to improve the life of the poor, the Church should first launch environmental protection by collaborating with official global leaders and implementing practical environmental protection actions at all levels of the Church, including the popes, bishops, priests, families, and individuals.

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“…(For example, see Pope Francis’ famous letter called Laudato Si’ : https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/pont-messages/2021/documents/20210901-messaggio-protezionedelcreato.html .) Scholars have investigated whether his public statements and, most notably his encyclical letter Laudato Si’ , have shaped public attitudes and constructed norms towards climate change 18 – 22 . Yet, it is not clear whether the public is responding to the moral message per se or to the moral message enhanced with Pope Francis’s institutional authority (the Francis Effect ).…”

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Pope Francis, climate message, and meat tax: evidence from survey experiment in Italy

2023

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The livestock sector accounts for 14.5% of global greenhouse emissions. Using an online survey experiment (n = 1200) in Italy, we examine respondents’ willingness to support a public petition for a meat tax sponsored by a nongovernmental organization (NGO) after priming them with information on the environmental impact of meat and an embedded moral message. Aiming to test whether institutional authority enhances the appeal of the moral message, we include Pope Francis (a religious authority) and a Professor of Philosophy (a secular authority) as the treatment frames along with a no-messenger (control) frame. Overall, support for meat tax is not significant in any of the treatment frames. However, highly religious individuals (those that practice and intensely believe in religion) across denominations and frames are more supportive of the meat tax. Moreover, we also find that there is a slight backlash among highly religious individuals when they receive the message with the Pope as messenger.

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God is Green: The Catholic Church's Re-Imagination of Environmental Norms

Cited by 3 publications

References 29 publications

International Conference Socioecos 2024

International Conference Socioecos 2024

The Catholic Church’s response to the cry of the poor amid the environmental crisis in the light of Laudato Si

Pope Francis, climate message, and meat tax: evidence from survey experiment in Italy

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