{"id":43567,"date":"2021-09-01T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/dublins-archbishop-urges-catholics-to-tackle-climate-catastrophe-in-64-page-pastoral-letter\/"},"modified":"2021-09-01T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T14:30:00","slug":"dublins-archbishop-urges-catholics-to-tackle-climate-catastrophe-in-64-page-pastoral-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/dublins-archbishop-urges-catholics-to-tackle-climate-catastrophe-in-64-page-pastoral-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Dublin\u2019s archbishop urges Catholics to tackle \u2018climate catastrophe\u2019 in 64-page pastoral letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The 66-year-old archbishop released the letter, subtitled \u201cThe climate catastrophe &#8212; Creation\u2019s urgent call for change,\u201d on the eve of the Season of Creation, an \u201cannual celebration of prayer and action for our common home\u201d from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4. He invited parishes in Dublin archdiocese to observe the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis pastoral letter, which I have titled, \u2018The Cry of the Earth, the Cry of the Poor,\u2019 approaches the climate catastrophe from the perspective of faith,\u201d Farrell explained in an Aug. 30 statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is not to say, it excludes the insights and contribution of the natural sciences. On the contrary, healthy faith takes on board what God says through creation. Faith and science are not opponents; in a truly Christian view, faith and reason &#8212; fides et ratio &#8212; go hand in hand. God reveals himself through the world. That is the heart of our Catholic faith.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cScientists have issued a \u2018code red\u2019 not just for the environment, but for humanity itself. God now calls us, individually and collectively, to work for the good of the planet and the good of all. Let us not fool ourselves: there can be no enduring response to the cry of the earth without responding to the need for justice and dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pastoral letter includes an appendix with poetry by the English Jesuit Gerard Manley Hopkins, who spent his final years in Dublin, and T.S. 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