“God always forgives … our misdemeanors, our abuse, God always forgives; men forgive at times; but the Earth never forgives. We must care for our sister the Earth, our Mother Earth, so that she does not respond with destruction.” Francis, L’ Osservatore Romano, November 28, 2014, p. 16.

Tomorrow is the scheduled release date for Francis’ newest encyclical.  The often delayed encyclical had a draft copy leaked to the press.  Since it is a ‘Jubilee Year of Mercy’, Francis the humble decided to demonstrate his Chesed of Gevurah and relieved Sandro Magister, the journalist who leaked the encyclical, of his 41 year old press credentials to the Holy See.  Imagine what he would have done if he hadn’t been in so ‘merciful’ a mood! MORE