“Do you agree with Pope Francis that harming the environment is a ‘sin?’”
I have no idea what all the uproar is about. Even if it is a sin, it certainly is not a mortal sin, is it?
It seems to me, no one has to change anything they are doing, so long as they confess it. “Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. I’ve contributed to global warming.”
Then Monday evening you can fire up the grill with a peaceful heart.
There would seem to be a difference between throwing a pop can out the window and deliberately setting a forest on fire. Throwing Peanuts in the creek is an entirely different manner (punchline to an old joke).