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Papua New Guinea's cardinal has bigger concerns than Amoris Laetitia
Cardinal John Ribat during the cardinal consistory in St. Peter's Basilica on November 19, 2016. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.
By Elise Harris
Rome, Italy, Feb 17, 2017 / 02:50 am (CNA/EWTN News).- While many in different sectors of the Church are pulling out their hair trying to resolve the Amoris Laetitia communion debate, Papua New Guinea's new cardinal said his country has a much more immediate problem.
“For us, Amoris Laetitia will always be there,” Cardinal John Ribat told CNA Feb. 11.
“You can have time to talk about this,” he said, but stressed his country is facing one major problem that can't wait for a solution: climate change.
“It is really the biggest issue for us. We cannot keep quiet about it. We have to come out with it,” he said, noting that the “king tides, king waves” and rough winds “belting” the island nation are already forcing many people from their homes.
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/papua-new-guineas-cardinal-has-bigger-concerns-than-amoris-laetitia-33686/