{"id":2493887,"date":"2025-10-02T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-pope-participates-in-bizarre-ceremony-advocates-for-those-who-have-turned-nature-into-an-idol\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T14:47:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:47:55","slug":"watch-pope-participates-in-bizarre-ceremony-advocates-for-those-who-have-turned-nature-into-an-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-pope-participates-in-bizarre-ceremony-advocates-for-those-who-have-turned-nature-into-an-idol\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Pope Participates in Bizarre Ceremony, Advocates for Those Who Have Turned Nature into an Idol"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-pope-participates-in-bizarre-ceremony-advocates-for-those-who-have-turned-nature-into-an-idol%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2493887&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary discusses recent criticisms of Pope Leo XIV and the catholic Church under his leadership. It argues that while the Catholic Church has great potential to do good, the actions of the current pope have been disappointing.Specifically,the pope&#8217;s participation in a climate justice conference in Italy is described as inappropriate and resembling a &#8220;nature-worshiping&#8221; ceremony rather than a solemn Catholic mass.This event included a symbolic blessing of a block of ice and a staged pledge for climate action, featuring figures like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Critics say this aligns the pope with &#8220;climate cultists&#8221; and betrays core Christian teachings by prioritizing environmental rituals over the church&#8217;s true mission: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beetlejuice-battles-for-reelection-against-eight-rivals-as-chicago-voters-head-to-the-polls\/\" title=\"Beetlejuice Battles for Reelection Against Eight Rivals as Chicago Voters Head to the Polls\">bringing people closer<\/a> to Jesus. Moreover, controversial statements by Pope Leo XIV about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-leaders-to-meet-with-trump-on-agenda\/\" title=\"GOP Leaders to Meet With Trump on Agenda\">pro-life issues<\/a> have further alienated customary Catholic supporters. The article laments the missed possibility of having a more conservative leader like Cardinal Robert Sarah and concludes that the pope&#8217;s legitimacy is undermined by these actions that may drive people away from the church instead of drawing them closer.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>At its best, the Catholic Church has an unparalleled capacity to do good.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, under the two most recent popes, the church has hardly shown itself at its best.<\/p>\n<p>For all intents and purposes, Pope Leo XIV&rsquo;s legitimacy as pope ended on Wednesday at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidse.org\/?event=raising-hope-for-climate-justice-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raising Hope for Climate Justice Conference<\/a> in Italy, where the pontiff participated in strange, nature-worshiping ceremony that included blessing a block of ice.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lord of life, bless this water,&rdquo; the pope said in a clip posted to the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >entire bizarre scene mimicked<\/a> the solemnity of a Catholic mass. Climate activists offered pledges in the form of prayers. Conference attendees, acting the part of congregants, sang a refrain after each pledge.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will raise hope by demanding that leaders act with courage, not delay,&rdquo; one activist pledged. &ldquo;Will you join with us?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then came the church choir-like refrain.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the cringe-worthy ceremony also included the unfurling and waving of a blue tarp that symbolized a &ldquo;river of hope.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To heighten the sense of the ludicrous, the line of self-righteous tarp-wavers featured former Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California. Those who have not forgotten the COVID-era tyranny will remember the former governor as Arnold &ldquo;Screw Your Freedom&rdquo; Schwarzenegger.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Pope Leo XIV blesses a block of ice before a blue tarp is rolled out and waved by people, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, at the Raising Hope for Climate Justice conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will raise hope by demanding that leaders act with courage, not delay.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Will you join with&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PSVVwTB79V\">pic.twitter.com\/PSVVwTB79V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1973463491848892494?\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Until this week, one could not tell for sure whether Pope Leo XIV would follow in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pope-francis-scolds-americans-irresponsible-demands-change-western-model\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">predecessor&rsquo;s globalist footsteps<\/a>. Perhaps, one hoped, the new pope would prove more milquetoast than destructive.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday&rsquo;s spectacle, however, removed all doubt, particularly on the heels of the pontiff&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pope-leo-xiv-defends-pro-abortion-dem-senator-says-opposed-illegal-immigration-not-pro-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reprehensible comments<\/a> earlier this week, when he intimated that those who oppose the death penalty and support open borders have as strong a claim to a pro-life position as those who oppose abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, by joining climate cultists (as opposed to conservationists, who do noble work), the pope betrayed a key Christian teaching.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[B]ecause they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever &hellip; &nbsp;For this reason&nbsp;God gave them up to&nbsp;dishonorable passions.&rdquo; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans%201&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romans 1:25-26<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>And to think that Catholics could have had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/meet-candidate-pope-give-liberals-everywhere-panic-attack-please-god-let-someone-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cardinal Robert Sarah<\/a> as our pope.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You are invaded, still, by other cultures, other peoples, which will progressively dominate you by their numbers and completely change your culture, your convictions, your values,&rdquo; the conservative Cardinal Sarah from the west African nation of Guinea once warned Westerners in a French-language interview.<\/p>\n<p>Above all, however, Pope Leo XIV seems destined to fail because he appears to have forgotten his purpose.<\/p>\n<p>In short, the Catholic Church exists for no other reason than to bring people to Jesus. Everything else carries little or no importance by comparison.<\/p>\n<p>And that is why his legitimacy as pope ended on Wednesday, for a climate-worshiping ceremony complete with pseudo-Catholic rituals performed in order to gratify elites&rsquo; sense of self-importance will repel rather than invite ordinary people across the world who might otherwise have discovered that the church brings them closer to their Lord and Savior.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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