DeWitt: Pope Francis: Climate as a ‘common good’

On Thursday, Pope Francis issued his newest encyclical, “Laudato Sii” (Praised Be To You), making the case that the environment is a moral issue. Catholics, and all people of good will, are asked to care for creation as God’s gift and to preserve a quality of life for future generations. Francis believes we are in danger of losing sight of the giftedness of creation. He is concerned that while Genesis commands humankind to “till and keep,” it has become clear that we have “tilled too much” and “kept too little.”