The rich killing world by consuming too much says pope

ANSA) - Vatican City, June 18 - Pope Francis said Thursday the richest 20% of the world is killing the remainder by consuming too many of the globe's resources and leaving nothing behind. In a much anticipated encyclical on the environment, Francis said the commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' is violated when the wealthy take too much, stealing from the poor and future generations. He said that ordinary citizens are paying the price for government bailouts of banks and businesses, and warned against economic growth that comes "at all costs". It would be better to "slow down the pace" of expansion to defend the environment and all people, he said.
    The market can't be humanity's "paradigm", Francis added.
    The market "creates a mechanism of compulsive consumption in order to place its products" and a "lifestyle change" is needed in the name of economic sustainability, Francis said. Francis also denounced environmental degradation and said that it primarily hurts "excluded people" and for that reason, is treated as an "appendix" to other issues in discussions among policy makers. Francis said that too often, these high-level people have no contact with the poor and suffering.
    The depletion of resources is often used to "create" a demand for new wars, disguised with lofty claims. War in fact always causes serious damage to the environment and raises risks of nuclear war with its mass destruction, the pontiff warned.
    Developing stronger and more effective international institutions is "indispensable" in order to revert ecological degradation and create sustainable development.
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