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''Laudato si' '' (Medieval Central Italian for ''Praise Be to You'') is the second encyclical of Pope Francis. The encyclical has the subtitle ''On Care For Our Common Home''.〔 In it, the Pope critiques consumerism and irresponsible development, laments environmental degradation and global warming, and calls all people of the world to take "swift and unified global action."〔 The encyclical, dated 24 May 2015, was officially published at noon on 18 June 2015, accompanied by a news conference.〔 The Vatican released the document in Italian, German, English, Spanish, French, Polish, Portuguese and Arabic.〔 The encyclical is the second published by Francis, after ''Lumen fidei'' ("Light of Faith"), which was released in 2013. Since ''Lumen fidei'' was largely the work of Francis's predecessor Benedict XVI, ''Laudato si' '' is generally viewed as the first encyclical that is entirely Francis's work.〔〔 == Content == The title of the social encyclical is an Umbrian phrase〔 from Saint Francis of Assisi's 13th-century "Canticle of the Sun" (also called the Canticle of the Creatures), a poem and prayer in which God is praised for the creation of the different creatures and aspects of the Earth.〔 The tone of his phrasing has been described as "cautious and undogmatic, and he specifically calls for discussion and dialogue."〔 For example, he states
He adds that "Although the post-industrial period may well be remembered as one of the most irresponsible in history, nonetheless there is reason to hope that humanity at the dawn of the twenty-first century will be remembered for having generously shouldered its grave responsibilities."〔 Francis does state that concern for the natural world is no longer "'optional' but is an integral part of the Church teaching on social justice."〔 Francis reportedly has said that the encyclical was not really an environmental document at all.〔 The warming of the planet is a symptom of a greater problem: the developed world's indifference to the destruction of the planet as they pursue short-term economic gains.〔 This has resulted in a "throwaway culture" in which unwanted items and unwanted people, such as the unborn, the elderly, and the poor, are discarded as waste.〔〔 This subtext makes the document "more profoundly subversive" than it appears on the surface.〔 The real problem, according to Francis, lies in the fact that humans no longer see God as the Creator.〔 Thus, we see "other living beings as mere objects subjected to arbitrary human domination" and do not realize that "the ultimate purpose of other creatures is not found in us."〔 Francis says that instead of viewing man as having "dominion" over the earth, we must see that everything is interconnected and that all of creation is a "kind of universal family."〔 Nature cannot be seen as something apart from humanity, or merely the place where we live.〔 He says that our social and environmental crises are thus one complex crisis that must be solved holistically.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Laudato si'」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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