Francis’ Pachamama Litany
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“God always forgives, we men forgive sometimes, but nature never forgives. If you give her a slap, she will give you one. I believe that we have exploited nature too much” (Flight from Sri Lanka to the Philippines, January 15, 2015).
“We all love mother Earth, because she is the one who has given us life and safeguards us” (Francis to followers of Jainism, June 1, 2016).
“Our planet earth is our common home” (to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, October 6, 2016).
Francis asked moral theologians to work more on environmental responsibility, saying he had rarely heard someone confess to polluting or harming the earth, "We still aren't conscious of this sin" (February 9, 2019, CatholicNews.com).
“God forgives always. Nature never forgives. Fires, earthquakes... nature is kicking us into taking care of nature.” (to Spanish comedian Jordi Évole, March 2020).
“There is an expression in Spanish: ‘God always forgives, we forgive sometimes, but nature never forgives’," explaining that fires, melted glaciers and floods are maybe not a revenge but “certainly” a response of nature (to Austen Ivereigh, April 2020).
“God always forgives, man sometimes forgives, but nature never forgives” and “we have sinned against the earth” (Francis on Earth Day, April 22, 2020).
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