A reader writes: “By the way, I can’t wait to hear your commentary about why Pope Benedict is wrong to say, recently in Australia, that humanity needs to use its natural resources more wisely and move away from “insatiable consumption.”
Why would I? We ought to be good stewards. Just because I think Al Gore is nutty, doesn’t mean I think we should use, use, use, for the sake of using and not be aware of our surroundings and our effects on it. You don’t have to believe all the conventional hype to believe that too.