Pope says Amazon suffers from blind and destructive mentality

According to the Pontiff, "man cannot remain a spectator indifferent before this destruction, nor the Church must remain silent"

The Pope Francisco said on Saturday, 6, that the Amazon rainforest is suffering with a blind and destructive mindset that favors the profit and that "man cannot remain a spectator indifferent before this destruction nor should the church be silent ".

"The situation of the Amazon is a sad paradigm of what is happening in many parts of the planet: a blind and destructive mindset that favors the profit to justice; demonstrates the predatory conduct with which man relates to nature. Please, do not forget that social justice and ecology are deeply interconnected, "said Francisco to participants of the 2nd Forum Laudato communities in Amatrice, Lazio, Italian town in the same region of Rome.

The subject came up when the Pope recalled the theme of the Forum in the last year: "the plastic that choke the planet". According to the Vatican News Agency News, Francisco stated that the situation in the Amazon will have repercussions "on planetary level".

Beyond forest preservation for environmental reasons, Francisco also talked about the effect of removal of indigenous peoples from their native lands. "Thousands of men and women Bowed stolen from your territory, who have become foreigners in their own land, removed from their own culture and their own traditions, breaking the age-old balance that United those people to your land. The man cannot remain a spectator indifferent before this destruction, nor should the church be silent: the cry of the poor should resonate from your mouth, "said the Pontiff.