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Our present course can’t be sustained; Jeanette Bussen, CSJ; Beaver County Times; July 7, 2010. An editor’s note asserts, “The writer is director of Justice and Peace Ministry, Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden.”
Below is a detailed critique of the subject letter.
“The oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is devastating to the environment, but it also holds the opportunity to learn for future generations.
“Beyond the implications for regulation, safety and disaster preparedness, this human and ecological catastrophe signals to us the perils of a culture that continuously pushes the boundaries of Earth’s capacity.
“President Barack Obama, in his address to the nation, reminded us that oil is a finite resource. Indeed, all of Earth is finite, and learning to live responsibly on our planet will require that we grow accustomed to living with enough, rather than insisting on always more.
“An economy that relies so heavily on staggering quantities of fossil fuels cannot be called responsible.
“Our relentless drive for production and consumption - even at the expense of human lives, communities and ecosystems - cannot be called safe.
“The devastating, wide-reaching, and long-lasting effects of this crisis make it clear that our present course simply cannot be sustained.
“All of us and each of us need to accept responsibility to find solutions to the devastation of Earth and to act accordingly and immediately.”
[RWC] I think it’s clear that at least the leadership of the Sisters of St. Joseph has been infiltrated by leftists. If “director of Justice and Peace Ministry” wasn’t a clue, being “linked to NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, which educates, lobbies and organizes to influence the formation of federal legislation to promote economic and social justice” should seal the deal. Previous examples are here, here, here, and here. As a reminder, “economic and social justice” is leftyspeak for redistributing income and wealth plus advocating group rights over individual liberty.
In the interest of disclosure, I attended St. Titus grade school in Aliquippa during the late-1950s and 1960s. The Sisters of St. Joseph operated St. Titus. Though as a kid I didn’t know their politics, I don’t recall Sisters John Mary, Catherine Marie, et cetera teaching us it was right to rob Peter to pay Paul. How things appear to have changed.
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