Pope Francis doubles down: Pandemic is ‘nature’s response’ to environmental damage The Pope believes the coronavirus pandemic is a response from the planet to environmental pollution. News Martin Bürger • Apr 9, 2020Jun 18, 2021
WATCH: Pope Francis blames coronavirus on nature ‘having a fit’ over environmental damage The Pope told a Spanish journalist Sunday that the coronavirus pandemic is nature throwing a tantrum 'so that we will take care of nature' News Matthew Cullinan Hoffman • Mar 24, 2020Apr 29, 2023
Laicized priest who helped engineer Amazon synod claims coronavirus is mother earth’s revenge Pope Francis ally Leonardo Boff claims the pandemic is retribution for polluting the planet. News Dorothy Cummings McLean and Matthew Cullinan Hoffman • Mar 20, 2020Jun 18, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal warns Church about slipping into idolatry of ‘mother earth…Gaia’ worship ‘The light of Revelation opposes decidedly all worship that is not directed at God,’ said Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes. Blogs Maike Hickson • Feb 21, 2020Jun 18, 2021
WATCH: Vatican Christmas concert features indigenous woman teaching audience to channel ‘mother earth’ The indigenous woman taught the audience how to understand a 'message' from 'mother earth.' News Diane Montagna • Jan 3, 2020Apr 29, 2023
Cardinal Burke warns faithful about calls for ‘ecological conversion’ 'What I see behind this is a push for worship of ‘Mother Earth',' says the cardinal. News Pete Baklinski • Jan 3, 2020Sep 13, 2022
Cdl Schönborn defends Pachamama as ‘mother of life…archetype’ that has ‘place in Christianity’ 'The controversial Pachamama statue is simply a heavily pregnant woman.' News Martin Bürger • Dec 23, 2019Jun 18, 2021
Cardinal Burke: Catholics have Our Lady of Guadalupe as mother, ‘not Pachamama’ 'May the truth permeate our homes that...we have one holy mother, the Mother of God, the Virgin of Guadalupe, not Pachamama.' News Dorothy Cummings McLean • Dec 13, 2019Jun 18, 2021
Catholic laity beg Pope Francis to honor Mother Mary, not Mother Earth in open letter 'Holy Father, we are the little ones of the Church, we are neither clergy nor theologians, we are the scattered flock crying out for their shepherds to guide them and care for them.' News Dorothy Cummings McLean • Dec 12, 2019Jun 18, 2021
Canadian bishops’ charity: ‘Jesus came to save the planet … Mother Earth has rights’ In a 'misleading' Development and Peace video, the earth is called 'sacred' and 'climate change' is highlighted. News Lianne Laurence • Nov 20, 2019Apr 29, 2023