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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | NOVEMBER 21, 2019
Pope: Eco sins will be added to updated catechism
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VATICAN CITY – Following through on a proposal made at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, Pope Francis said there are plans to include a definition of ecological sins in the church’s official teaching. “We should be introducing – we were thinking – in the Catechism of the Catholic Church the sin against ecology, ecological sin against the common home,” he told participants at a conference on criminal justice Nov. 15. Members of the International Association of Penal Law were in Rome Nov. 13-16 for the conference, which centered on the theme, “Criminal Justice and Corporate Business.” Pope Francis also denounced the abuse of law and legislation to justify acts of violence and hatred. Today’s throwaway culture, as well as other “psycho-social phenomenon” pose threats to the common good while insidiously promoting a “culture of hate,” he said. These threats, he added, often take the form of “symbols and actions that are typical of Nazism.” “I must confess,” the pope said, departing from his prepared remarks, “that when I hear some speeches, some person in charge of order or the government, I am reminded of Hitler’s speeches in 1934 and 1936.” “They are actions typical of Nazism that, with its persecution of Jews, gypsies and people of homosexual orientation, represent a negative model par excellence of a throwaway culture and hate,” the pope said. “That is what happened in that time and today, these things are reappearing.” Today’s “current of punitivism, which claims to solve social problems through the penal system,” has not worked, the pope said. Instead, an “elementary sense of justice” must be applied so that “certain conduct for which corporations are usually responsible, does not go unpunished.” Chief among those crimes, he added, are acts that “can be considered as ‘ecocide’: the massive contamination of air, land and water resources, the large-scale destruction of flora and fauna, and any action capable of producing an ecological disaster or destroying an ecosystem.” Pope Francis also called on the international community to recognize ecocide as a “fifth category of crime against peace.” According to the Rome Statute, which was adopted by the International Criminal Court in 1998, the four core international crimes currently established are: crimes against humanity, genocide, war crimes and crimes of aggression. “On this occasion, and through you,” the pope told conference participants, “I would like to appeal to all the leaders and representatives in this sector to help with efforts in order to ensure the adequate legal protection of our common home.” In the synod’s final document, bishops defined ecological sin as a sin against God and future generations that “manifests itself in acts and habits of pollution and destruction of the harmony of the environment.” A true model of justice, the pope said, can find “its perfect incarnation in the life of Jesus” who, after being treated violently and put to death, brought “a message of peace, forgiveness and reconciliation.” “These are values that are difficult to achieve but necessary for the good life of all,” the pope said. “I don’t think it’s a utopia, but it’s a big challenge. A challenge that we must all address if we are to treat the problems of our civilized coexistence in a way that is rational, peaceful and democratic.”
Pope Francis also called on the international community to recognize ecocide as a ‘fifth category of crime against peace.’
St. Anthony of Padua Church, 1000 Cambridge St., Novato, Mon-Sat after 9 a.m. Mass, 415.883.2177. St. Isabella Church, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, Mon, 5 p.m. includes four mysteries, Chaplet of Divine Mercy, adoration; (415) 479-1560.
St. Patrick Church, 114 King St., Larkspur, Tues-Fri at 7:30 a.m. before 8 a.m. Mass. (415) 924 0600. SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY Corpus Christi Church, 62 Santa Rosa Ave., After the 8:00 a.m. and 12:05 p.m. Masses (Mon-Sat) 415.585.2991.
Holy Name of Jesus Church, 1555 39th Avenue, weekdays and Sat, 8:35 a.m. before the 9 a.m. Mass in the chapel; (415) 664-8590.
National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, 624 Vallejo St. at Columbus, Porziuncola Chapel, Sat, 2:30 p.m. followed by Chaplet of Divine Mercy; www.ShrineSF.org, info@shrinesf.org, (415) 986-4557.
St. Benedict Parish for the Deaf at St. Francis Xavier Church, 1801 Octavia Street, rosary in sign language, all
Sundays except June/July /August, 9:45-10:15 a.m.; stbenz1801@gmail.com; www.sfdeafcatholics.org. 415.350.9527.
St. Boniface Church, 133 Golden Gate Avenue, 11:30 a.m. weekdays, Sundays 7 a.m. (English); Thursdays 5:30 p.m. (Spanish) & Sundays before 10:30 a.m. (Spanish) Mass. (415) 863-7515.
St. Cecilia Church, 17th Avenue and Vicente, Mon-Sat, 8:35 a.m., 415.664.8481. St. Elizabeth Church, 459 Somerset St., Mon-Sat after 8 a.m. Mass; (415) 468-0820, www.stelizabethsf.org. St. Gabriel Church, 40th Avenue at Ulloa, Mon-Fri after the 8:30 a.m. Mass, 415.731.6161. St. Ignatius Church, 650 Parker Ave., Mon-Fri, following the 12:05 p.m. Mass; Sat, before the 8 a.m.
Mass, (415) 422-2188.
St. John the Evangelist Church, 19 St. Mary’s Ave., (415) 334-4646; every day after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. www.
saintjohnevangelist.org.
St. Kevin Church, 704 Cortland Ave., Fridays after 9 a.m. Mass, (415) 648-5751. St. Monica Church, 24th Avenue at Geary Blvd., Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. before 8:30 a.m. Mass. 415.751.5275 Sts. Peter & Paul Church, 666 Filbert St. across from Washington Square, second Sunday of the month in Cantonese,
parish pastoral center, 11:30 a.m., Kelly Kong (510) 794-6117; Wednesday, 7 p.m., English, http://salesiansspp.org/.
St. Philip the Apostle Church, 725 Diamond, Mon-Sat after 8 a.m. Mass, Sunday after 10:30 a.m. Mass. (415) 282.0141 St. Stephen Church, 451 Eucalyptus Drive at 23rd Avenue, Mon-Sat following the 8 a.m. Mass. info@
SaintStephenSF.org (415) 681.2444.
Star of the Sea Church, 4420 Geary Blvd. (between 8th & 9th Aves); 1.415.751.0450, www.starparish.com;
Tuesdays at Holy Hour (7-8 p.m.); Sats after the 8:30 a.m. Mass (9 a.m.); Sats at 3:20 p.m.; Sundays after the 8 a.m. Mass (9 a.m.); every second Sunday for Priests and Vocations at 3:00 p.m., all rosary prayers in church.
SAN MATEO COUNTY Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, Mon-Fri following 7:30 a.m. Mass, Saturday following 8:00 a.m. Mass; Sunday 7 p.m. 650.323.7914 Holy Angels Church, 107 San Pedro Road, Colma, Mon-Sat approximately 8 a.m. following 7:30 a.m. Mass,
(650) 755-0478.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 300 Fulton St., Redwood City, Mon-Sat, 7:50 a.m. before 8:15 a.m. Mass; (650) 366-3802; www.mountcarmel.org. St. Anthony of Padua Church, 1000 Cambridge St., Novato, Mon-Sat after 9 a.m. Mass. (650)366.4692. St. Dunstan Church, 1133 Broadway, Millbrae, Mon-Sat, 7:40 a.m. before 8 a.m. Mass (650) 697.4730. St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1425 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, rosary in Spanish Sundays before
9:30 a.m. Spanish Mass; (650) 322-2152.
St. Luke Church, 1111 Beach Park Blvd., Foster City, Mon-Sat following the 8:30 a.m. Mass 650.345.6660 St. Mark Church, 325 Marine View Ave., Belmont, Mon/Tue/Wed, 7:30 p.m.; (650) 591-5937; www.saintmarksparish.com.
St. Matthias Church, 1685 Cordilleras Road, Redwood City, Rosary for Peace in the Merry Room of Fr. Lacey Hall, Friday mornings at 9:15 am. www.stmatthiasparish.org 650.366.9544 St. Pius Church, 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City, Mon-Sat 7:30 a.m., Mon and Wed 4:40 p.m.; mary246barry@sbcglobal.net, 650.361.1411
St. Veronica Church, 434 Alida Way, So. San Francisco. Mon-Sat 7:50 a.m. (650) 588.1455.
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