“By asserting that nature has a value in and of itself, Francis is overturning centuries of theological interpretation that regarded the natural world with outright hostility—as a misery to be transcended and an ‘allurement’ to be resisted.” – Naomi Klein in “A Radical Vatican?” via The New Yorker

Yes, Naomi, it is a STEEP theological legacy that must be reformed. But that will take more time to undo than we have time for. So, for now,  the church must be strong as an “Alliance” in participating in what needs to be done collectively as a human species, and only then, begin to offload the destructive baggage of a church that, all too often, imported the extractive, oppressive systems of the Empire.