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Comment added by hugetim on Wed 5 Jan 2005 - 11:09 h

Re Kyoto: check out Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence, and the Common Good, A Statement of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; or The Ecological Crisis: A Common Responsibility, Message of His Holiness John Paul II for the celebration of the WORLD DAY OF PEACE January 1, 1990.

Re "having kids prosecuted as adults": Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice, A Statement of the Catholic Bishops of the United States (references to Vatican statements within), from which the following is an excerpt:

"We bishops cannot support policies that treat young offenders as though they are adults. The actions of the most violent youth leave us shocked and frightened and therefore they should be removed from society until they are no longer dangerous. But society must never respond to children who have committed crimes as though they are somehow equal to adults—fully formed in conscience and fully aware of their actions. Placing children in adult jails is a sign of failure, not a solution. In many instances, such terrible behavior points to our own negligence in raising children with a respect for life, providing a nurturing and loving environment, or addressing serious mental or emotional illnesses."

Cry of the Poor

"How can it be that even today there are still people dying of hunger? Condemned to illiteracy? Lacking the most basic medical care? Without a roof over their heads? . . .

"Christians must learn to make their act of faith in Christ by discerning His voice in the cry for help that rises from this world of poverty."
-- Pope John Paul II
Novo Millennio Ineunte, no. 50

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