The main message of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si has not yet reached many parts of Polish society. These days, diplomats in Paris are trying to agree on an international treaty which would combat global warming. Around the world, thousands of green initiatives have been created. Secular, clergy, leftists and right-wing groups increasingly realize that climate change is not an invention by freaky scientists, but that it is in fact one of the biggest challenges to our societies of our time. Michal Olszewski explains. The Polish Catholic Church is not taking part in this discussion, however. Instead, it remains largely silent on the issue. Interestingly, the Pope’s Laudato Si was seen as a sign of submission to the Left by the majority of the Polish Catholic Church. While the German Catholic Church has, for example, urged its congregation to think twice before printing, the Polish Catholic Church still largely sees environmental and climate protection as a suspicious activity. With one exception, however: the Silesian bishops recently called on Catholics to stop burning plastic waste in their … Continue reading In Poland, is the devil green?