Here’s my article at the National Catholic Register looking into what the popes have written in their encyclicals about the environment. You might be surprised by what they say.

“Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment has been 50 years in the making. While the document is being championed as new ground for the Vatican, concern for the depletion of God’s creation has long been a part of Catholic social teaching. Yet papal teaching has highlighted that, ultimately, concern for nature and all created things can’t be separated from concern for man, his right relationship with God, marriage, family and a just society.”…