Appalachia and Laudato Si': Developing the Connection between the Poor and the Environment
In Laudato Si', Pope Francis links environmental degradation and the poor, writing that "the poor and the earth are crying out." Appalachia complicates the pope's claim, however, because it is an area that suffers from environmental degradation but also supports the Trump adminis...
| Published in: | Horizons |
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2019]
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Horizons
Year: 2019, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 246-269 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America KCB Papacy KDB Roman Catholic Church NCC Social ethics NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
the poor
B Pope Francis B Appalachia B Laudato Si' B Environment (Art) |
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| Summary: | In Laudato Si', Pope Francis links environmental degradation and the poor, writing that "the poor and the earth are crying out." Appalachia complicates the pope's claim, however, because it is an area that suffers from environmental degradation but also supports the Trump administration's dismantling of environmental regulations. Thus, Pope Francis' understanding of the poor in Laudato Si' needs development in three ways. First, he needs to explore how environmental degradation causes spiritual harm in addition to physical harm. Second, the pope needs to note that spiritual harm often causes the poor to cry out in ways that are sexist, racist, homophobic, and hostile toward the environment. Finally, the pope should note that the voices to be heeded in responding to environmental degradation are those voices marginalized within poor communities because they are most likely to address the spiritual harm and avoid scapegoating others. |
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| ISSN: | 2050-8557 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/hor.2019.110 |