Links for 05/18/15 | National Catholic Reporter MSW. MGB: Meghan Clark's five takeaways are interesting. Some of them should bring great comfort to the followers of Henry George (who took it upon himself to answer Leo in Rerum Novarum). I think everyone likes the St. Francis references. The abortion mentions are important. I wonder if the right wingers who are paid to discredit the global warming findings will even notice them?
The Deneen interivew on Vatican Radio is interesting as citing the encyclical as a challenge to think differently about morality and the environment, and not just Catholics. Of course, my response earlier today was about thinking differently about authority, but I think we get to the same place.
The Spectator stuck its head out, mockingly of course, saying that the Pope was saying the science is settled (kinda is) and they should talk to their confessor - of course it is more that they should talk to a scientist. Or maybe an economist (hard to want to do when you have been bought off like most of the conservative talking heads and politicians). I am not sure it will be possible to keep track of all the negative noise from that sector for the rest of the week.
American Catholic is calling the Pope a leftist. He might be. Actually, the term modernist used to be more appropriate. Perhaps it still is. Of course, there is plenty in the encyclical for liberation theologists like me to be happy about. I am also both American and Catholic and challenge that web site's right to monopolize the term. Of course, more and more American Catholics are not bothering to wake up on Sunday morning until its time for brunch. Perhaps the page fits right in.
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