To the Editor:
Re “In Footsteps of Popes Seeking Worldly Change” (front page, June 19):
How ironic that the religious right is taking issue with the pope’s document on the environment. His stance is clearly rooted in Christian teachings, in the biblical “wonder and awe” bestowed on those who embrace the faith.
Put simply, wonder and awe is a reverence and respect for the beauty of the physical world around us—our environment. The pope’s encyclical has little to do with politics and everything to do with religion. His speaking out on this social issue is courageous and timely.
ANN ROSSBACH
Rumson, N.J.
Note from KBJ: Did you read the part about abortion, Ann? That part, too, is "clearly rooted in Christian teachings, in the biblical 'wonder and awe' bestowed on those who embrace the faith." Is his speaking out on that social issue also "courageous and timely"? If not, why not?
