Lights. Camera. Action. In or out of season, the Francis Show goes on. Leo’s cringe-worthy Green New Mass at a Gandolfo frog pond seems like small potatoes compared to that iconic “smudging ceremony” on the St. Lawrence during Francis’ Canadian pow-wow tour. How to top the story of “his holiness,” ersatz Sitting Bull, flanked by descendants of Huron and Iroquois savages sniffing burnt cedar, sage, and grass, and quoted as saying “When you pray with a pipe, you pray with the world.” Nevertheless, last Wednesday, Leo did a pretty good job pretending to worship the natural world and placate the spirits of the Earth. Mr. Greenjeans meets Pachamama.
“What we want to offer to all visitors is an immersive experience in the principles of Laudato Si.” Welcoming visitors to “our outdoor church,” Cardinal Fabio Baggio oversees the Borgo project at Castel Gandolfo and wants “the beauty of the Barberini Villa and the Pontifical Villas gardens to become the natural setting for the development of a place of integral ecology.” In other words, “All nature is the temple; Earth is the altar” [Alphonse de Lamartine].
The head bee-keeper on the property, Scaccioni, naturally oversees the planting of more nectar-producing flowers. He proudly referred to the family crest and pursuits of the papal Barberini: “The role bees play in feeding the world is one that commands deep respect.” He also duly echoed the Francis: “People are beginning to understand the importance of a more holistic, organic approach to agriculture that benefits the plants, benefits nature and the larger ecosystem.”
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“The Mass for the Care of Creation (Missa votiva de Pachamama?) is yet another confirmation of the disturbing subservience of the Catholic Hierarchy – which is not free from conflicts of interest, just like with the business of welcoming illegal immigrants – for which it will have to answer first and foremost to Our Lord Jesus Christ, who granted Peter the power of the Holy Keys not to pass judgment on the climate – in accordance with a scientifically untenable theory, moreover – but rather to guard and transmit the Depositum Fidei, to shepherd and protect the Lord’s Flock, which today is threatened in body and soul by an elite of dangerous, psychopathic criminals bent on evil.” [Archbishop Vigano]
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Lights. Camera. Action. In or out of season, the Francis Show goes on. Leo’s cringe-worthy Green New Mass at a Gandolfo frog pond seems like small potatoes compared to that iconic “smudging ceremony” on the St. Lawrence during Francis’ Canadian pow-wow tour. How to top the story of “his holiness,” ersatz Sitting Bull, flanked by descendants of Huron and Iroquois savages sniffing burnt cedar, sage, and grass, and quoted as saying “When you pray with a pipe, you pray with the world.” Nevertheless, last Wednesday, Leo did a pretty good job pretending to worship the natural world and placate the spirits of the Earth. Mr. Greenjeans meets Pachamama.
“What we want to offer to all visitors is an immersive experience in the principles of Laudato Si.” Welcoming visitors to “our outdoor church,” Cardinal Fabio Baggio oversees the Borgo project at Castel Gandolfo and wants “the beauty of the Barberini Villa and the Pontifical Villas gardens to become the natural setting for the development of a place of integral ecology.” In other words, “All nature is the temple; Earth is the altar” [Alphonse de Lamartine].
The head bee-keeper on the property, Scaccioni, naturally oversees the planting of more nectar-producing flowers. He proudly referred to the family crest and pursuits of the papal Barberini: “The role bees play in feeding the world is one that commands deep respect.” He also duly echoed the Francis: “People are beginning to understand the importance of a more holistic, organic approach to agriculture that benefits the plants, benefits nature and the larger ecosystem.”
More on the Bob’s Big Beautiful Botanical Boondoggle:
“The Mass for the Care of Creation (Missa votiva de Pachamama?) is yet another confirmation of the disturbing subservience of the Catholic Hierarchy – which is not free from conflicts of interest, just like with the business of welcoming illegal immigrants – for which it will have to answer first and foremost to Our Lord Jesus Christ, who granted Peter the power of the Holy Keys not to pass judgment on the climate – in accordance with a scientifically untenable theory, moreover – but rather to guard and transmit the Depositum Fidei, to shepherd and protect the Lord’s Flock, which today is threatened in body and soul by an elite of dangerous, psychopathic criminals bent on evil.” [Archbishop Vigano]