So the encyclical comes out Thursday…. PANIC!
Wait, no, don’t do such. With all the hoopla about this
encyclical it seems the only thing that is going to happen is misunderstanding
of the teaching office from Republicans and Democrats alike. Encyclicals are part of the Ordinary Magisterium
of the Church. Therefore, anything
written in any non-extraordinary magisterial document is dependent on being in
line with the previous teachings of the church.
Novelties that are listed in an encyclical, or in a council for that
matter, carry with it little to no binding authority specifically because the
faith is that which was once and will forever be held. So then you hear people
freaking out today just remember that the ordinary Magisterium is in play
here.
As I have stated before my take on global warming is just as
novel as any goofball on the radio or TV.
And if there is any weather weirding it is ultimately true that we as
people (and even more, that we as luke-warm Catholics) cause evil in this
world. Our fall dragged the world into disorder.
Having said that, just breathe today and be ready to answer
the questions with a willing desire to teach the perimeters of the Ordinary
Magisterium.
My old video on what authority papal encyclicals hold
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