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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The leader of the Catholic Church,Pope Francis and other church leaders are in the fore front tackling environmental protection and climate change. These religious leaders emphasize that<\/p>\n

creation care and climate change are moral issues for people of faith and goodwill. When lamenting pollution, climate change, lack of clean water, loss<\/p>\n

of biodiversity, and an overall decline in human life and a breakdown of society, Pope Francis said \u201cNever have we so hurt and mistreated our common home as we have in the last two hundred years.<\/p>\n

\u201d Pope Francis chose his papal name, Francis to honor St. Francis of Assisi, the Patron Saint of those who promote ecology. The Catholic Church<\/p>\n

established Laudato Si Movement (Lesotho included) for the Catholic community to tackle these issues. In an interview with Informative Newspaper, Laudado Si<\/p>\n

Movement Lesotho Chapter Coordinator Mantopi Lebofa said the movement is the Catholic community\u2019s call to climate action, arising from theological foundation,<\/p>\n

proclaimed to all within one human family. \u201cFrom this call we envision, pray for, and act towards a thriving future, with our family and the gift of God\u2019s<\/p>\n

creation. \u201d She also stated that Laudato Si Movement addresses the Sustainable Development Goals, the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement from the spiritual<\/p>\n

point of view to change people\u2019s hearts. Lebofa said among other issues, Laudato Si members deliver Catholic teaching on climate change to local audiences around the country, they also<\/p>\n

ensure community engagement and participatory action, ensuring involvement of everyone. Pope Francis says \u201cEveryone\u2019s talents and involvement are needed to<\/p>\n

redress the damage caused by human abuse of God\u2019s creation. \u201d Members also conduct trainings of animators on quarterly basis, welcoming all people to learn to animate while they take action as individuals and collectively in<\/p>\n

changing own lifestyles. Lesotho Evangelical Church in Southern Africa (LECSA) Reverend Motipi Ranthimo highlighted that climate and environmental issues are stated in<\/p>\n

the Bible. He quoted the time when Israel had experienced seven years of hunger and seven of prosperity, and the great flood. Rev Ranthimo said God instructed<\/p>\n

people to take care of the earth after He had created it. However, Rev Ranthimo stated that agriculture contributed in the climate change effects that the world is experiencing, making example of using<\/p>\n

tractors which emit gases that are hazardous to the environment. He also showed that in this case, conservation agriculture is the solution as there is minimum<\/p>\n

soil tillage, reverses land degradation, protects the environment and responds to growing challenges of climate change. Rev Ranthimo urged people to be familiar with the Bible\u2019s teaching<\/p>\n

about ecology and to share experiences from organic farming, conservation agriculture, religious vocation and geoscience \u201cBy following our faith and working together, Christians can solve climate change\u201d.<\/p>\n

Pope Francis\u2019s environment encyclicals draw from the deep well of Catholic teaching on care for creation. In his Encyclical letter, given in Rome at Saint Peter\u2019s on 24 May<\/p>\n

2015, the Solemnity of Pentecost, the third of his Pontificate, Pope Francis in<\/p>\n

Laudato Si\u2019 13 said \u201cParticular appreciation is owed to those who tirelessly seek to resolve the tragic effects of environmental degradation on the lives of<\/p>\n

the world\u2019s poorest. Young people demand change. They wonder how anyone can claim to be building a better future without thinking of the environmental<\/p>\n

crisis and the sufferings of the excluded. \u201d In Laudato Si\u2019 14 \u201cI urgently appeal, then, for a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet.<\/p>\n

We need a conversation which includes everyone, since the environmental challenge we are undergoing and its human roots, concern and affect us all. The worldwide ecological movement has<\/p>\n

already made considerable progress and led to the establishment of numerous organizations committed to raising awareness of these challenges. Regrettably,<\/p>\n

many efforts to seek concrete solutions to the environmental crisis have proved ineffective, not only because of powerful opposition but also because of a more<\/p>\n

general lack of interest. \u201d \u201cIt is my hope that this Encyclical Letter, which is now added to the body of the Church\u2019s social teaching, can help us to acknowledge the<\/p>\n

appeal, immensity and urgency of the challenge we face. I will begin by briefly reviewing several aspects of the present ecological crisis, with the aim of<\/p>\n

drawing on the results of the best scientific research available today, letting them touch us deeply and provide a concrete foundation for the ethical and spiritual<\/p>\n

itinerary that follows,\u201d Pope Francis further said in Laudato Si\u2019 15. The Laudato Si Movement, founded as a Global Catholic Climate Movement, was launched on 15 January 2015, inspired by the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n

That was the day Pope Francis arrived in the Philippines for a highly symbolic trip that would feature a visit to Tacloban, the epicenter of the Super Typhoon<\/p>\n

Haiyan. Laudato Si Movement is the fruit of a Kairos- the Kairos of 2015 was the combination of two transformative events that would shape how the Church<\/p>\n

and humanity responded to the ecological crisis: the Laudato Si\u2019 encyclical release and the Paris Climate Agreement. It is a community of Catholics, responding to the Pope\u2019s call to<\/p>\n

action in the Laudato Si\u2019 encyclical. It is a movement of lay people, priests, religious, bishops and a global network of member organizations working together on the climate change crisis: to raise<\/p>\n

awareness within the Church about the urgency of climate action in light of Catholic social and environmental teachings, advocating for the world\u2019s policy<\/p>\n

makers and all Catholics to act in ways appropriate to their spheres of influence to protect the common good through mitigation and adaptation policies which promote social and environmental resilience to climate change.<\/p>\n

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