Climate, Pope Francis XIV strengthens Laudato Si: "A moral duty to consume less in rich countries, destroying creation is a sin"

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Pope Francis has consolidated the Laudato Si' line, elevating the climate crisis to a matter of moral and theological duty. The new document from the International Theological Commission reinforces concepts such as integral ecology and the link between the suffering of the Earth and that of the poor, reinterpreting the care of creation as an intrinsic vocation of the human being. A greater point of emphasis is the shift from criticizing systemic causes, as in previous magisterium, to a call for voluntary restriction of consumption, especially in wealthy countries. The destruction of creation is defined as sin because it violates the divine mandate, transforming environmental protection into a direct consequence of humanity's relationship with God.