Climate Syncretism Masquerading as Ecological Justice
The Vatican News portal (November 22, 2025) reports on Joshua Cooper’s statements at COP30, framing climate change through Pacific Island experiences. Cooper equates 1.5°C warming limits with “life or death” for Indigenous communities, promotes “earth democracy” blending native spirituality with environmentalism, and echoes papal calls for “ecological conversion.” The article presents climate negotiations as moral imperatives while celebrating indigenous “ecological wisdom” and interfaith solidarity.









