Pope speaks of the environment at midnight Christmas mass
Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the Vatican's growing concern about the environment last night, during midnight Christmas mass. Benedict referred to one early father of the Catholic Church, Gregory of Nyssa, Turkey. "What would he say if he could see the state of the world today, though the abuse of energy and reckless exploitation?" the pope asked.
Recently, Benedict has spoken out more and more on the environment, and the Vatican has started to purchase carbon offsets.
Benedict said, "In some ways, mankind is awaiting God, waiting for him to draw near. But when the moment comes, there is no room for him. Man is so preoccupied with himself, he has such an urgent need for all the space and all the time for his own things, that nothing remains for others - for his neighbor, for the poor, for God. And the richer men become, the more they fill up all the space by themselves."
A good reminder, no matter what religion we are, that if we have too many concerns with our "own things", we may not have enough room for other concerns, outside of ourselves.
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