Climate Change Concerns
From CatholicWikipedia
[WASHINGTON, DC] The North American Old Catholic Church (NAOCC) joined other religious leaders at the 2010 National Prayer Breakfast and legislative action. Representing the NAOCC were Presiding Bishop, Abp. Michael V. Seneco, and Coadjutor, Abp. Wynn Wagner.
“God gave mankind dominion over creation,” remarked Abp. Seneco. "With dominion comes responsibility, and we must always try to do better than we have.”
Earth Day Network partnered with The National Religious Coalition on Creation Care to host a National Prayer Breakfast today in Washington. The interfaith coalition and guests gathered to prepare for a week of meetings with Congress and government officials to address the impacts of climate change from a religious perspective. The NRCCC also honored climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen, with the annual Steward of God’s creation award.
“As stewards for the environment, religious leaders help us to broaden and diversify the environmental movement, and they are critical advocates for the urgent need to address climate change,” said Kathleen Rogers, President, Earth Day Network. “We are honored to support the Washington Week program and the coalition’s aggressive agenda to pursue long-overdue legislative action on climate change.”
“Special interests have mounted a massive campaign against science, because scientists are connecting the dots to help define energy policies that benefit the people and preserve creation,” said Dr. James Hansen, Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. “We must pressure Congress to place a rising price on carbon emissions with proceeds distributed 100 percent to the public.”
“Religion and science can and should work together," says Abp. Wagner. “There is nothing in science or scientific methods that is contrary to religion in general or Old Catholicism in particular.”
