Care for Our Common Home

As we continue to talk about Pope Francis’s encyclical on climate change I believe that I am obtaining a deeper understanding of his writings. On top of this I am also gaining knowledge where the catholic church stands on issues such as climate change and what steps they believe need to be taken. I have not heard much from the Catholic Church about their stance on climate change so having the opportunity to learn more about their stance and why they stand where they do is particularly interesting to me. I think one of the most emphasized points that I am aware of is definitely the Catholic Church’s care for the poor. Pope Francis extenuates the matter in his encyclical and comes back to it many times speaking of its importance. Another point that I found interesting as I was reading the encyclical was the Church’s view on economics. I have never really heard anything about their stance on the economy. It was however somewhat predictable but still interesting to see it in words.  Moving on to our in class discussions I believe that Dr. Bernie is doing a good job breaking down the more complicated points for us and putting them in simpler terms. I think this is benefiting my understanding of the matters and how they can be seen and used in the real world. I think that the encyclical, Care for Our Common Home has a lot of good insight within it. I do see how some people could argue against it because it has been written from a biased standpoint. I personally am enjoying discussing this weeks theme and look forward to learning even more about it.