Pope Francis was slammed on Saturday after declaring that litter in the world’s oceans was an “emergency” that needed to be dealt with immediately, ignoring the Catholic Church’s massive child sex scandal.
Francis, who made the remarks on the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, decried the “seas and oceans” being “littered by endless fields of floating plastic.”
May the Lord strengthen our efforts to care for our common home, and especially for water, a basic good that must be protected and made available to everyone. https://t.co/yS2OZeJg9I
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 1, 2018
“Here too, our active commitment is needed to confront this emergency,” Francis said. “We need to pray as if everything depended on God’s providence, and work as if everything depended on us.”
Francis’ statement comes as the Catholic church is dealing with a massive pedophilia scandal, as a grand jury report alleges “that some 300 priests in six Pennsylvania dioceses abused more than 1,000 children over the past 70 years, with bishops covering it up.”
The head-scratching declaration from Francis sent Twitter into a frenzy:
“We’re good, dude, clean up your own mess first” — Fish https://t.co/UEALjs5g5q
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) September 1, 2018
Seems like this should be lower on the list of things that should concern him right now. https://t.co/pkpKh7tyqG
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) September 1, 2018
Right. That’s what’s the problem here. https://t.co/5ze83BAbkK
— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) September 1, 2018
Community organizer picks his battles. https://t.co/1biehakziJ
— Bryan Suits (Not California Compliant) (@darksecretplace) September 1, 2018
How about addressing the human garbage polluting your church first. https://t.co/Vysq4I5EIK
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) September 1, 2018
I tend to scream about plastic in the ocean when everything around me is on fire too https://t.co/8FYq72BkCZ
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) September 2, 2018
Also, all these squirrels. Just, everywhere. Look at them over there! No, do not look THERE, where the kids are being touched. Over there, where the squirrels are running around and the oceans are filled with plastic. https://t.co/N7znbTfOe6
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) September 2, 2018
Actress Patricia Heaton added:
I don’t care if every previous Pope is exposed. My allegiance is not to any man or institution, but only to Christ crucified and risen, who warned that it would be better to drown with a millstone around your neck than to cause his little ones to stumble.
— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) September 1, 2018
Via DailyWire
