Experts, environmental and cultural figures responded to Pope Francis’ new exhortation at a press conference in the Vatican. Professor Parisi, the Nobel Prize winner in physics, said that it is necessary to transfer a large amount of resources from more developed countries to poor countries in order to create conditions for environmental sustainability.
(Vatican News Network) On the morning of October 5, a press conference was held in the Vatican Gardens. Several experts and scholars, environmentalists and representatives of civil society, as well as people from the cultural circles were invited to tell the reporters present about Pope Francis’ new policies. Thoughts on the exhortation Praise to God. They spoke about the climate crisis with their own testimonies and thanked the Pope for his attention to environmental issues. The Apostolic Exhortation Laudato Si’ was published the day before, October 4, and continues the theme of Laudato Si’ promulgated eight years ago.
Professor Giorgio Parisi, Nobel Prize winner in physics, said that the exhortation “Praise to God” is concise and easy to understand and is accessible to everyone. This is a big plus. He believed that the promulgation of this exhortation was necessary. He said that the Pope emphasized the urgent need for global action to combat the crisis caused by climate change. “To prevent this phenomenon, we will need great efforts from everyone.” Parisi also reiterated that it is important to create conditions for environmental sustainability by “transferring resources from more developed countries to poorer countries in large quantities.”
Professor Parisi later told Vatican News that the upcoming Dubai climate change conference was “extremely important”. He said, “Hope will never be dashed, although what I see is an extremely difficult situation. We are fighting Russia and fighting a trade war with China. These make it impossible to be optimistic about international solidarity and mutual assistance.” In addition, Professor Parisi also expressed concerns about technology-oriented thinking. He said: “Technology supremacy means that making choices is only a technical issue, but this is a political issue. Technology serves politics and cannot replace politics.”
Scientist and environmental activist Ms. Vandana Shiva attended the meeting virtually. She thanked the Pope for this exhortation and said: “We must protect the land, and the solution is right before our eyes. The restoration of the land is the best economy.”
Carlo Petrini, another gourmet who was connected to the meeting, praised the pope for the advent of this exhortation. He also pointed out that eight years after the encyclical “Laudato Si'” was issued, the situation in international politics has changed. The focus and governance methods still appear to be neither effective nor efficient, and the harm caused to the environmental system is largely irreversible.
Author Jonathan Safran Foer highlighted Pope Francis’ “wisdom and courage” in his remarks. He wanted to delve deeper into the issue of climate change deniers, noting that while there are clear signs of a discussion about climate change opponents, we don’t feel involved. The discussion “seems abstract and isolated and has no relevance to us.” He asked: “Are we willing to believe everything scientists tell us? Are we willing to make small sacrifices for the future?”
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2023-10-05 07:00:00
