Amazonian Idolatry: “Green Lung” Over the Kingship of Christ
Portal VaticanNews reports on the upcoming COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil, framing the Amazon rainforest as the “green lung of the Earth” nearing a “point of no return” due to deforestation and climate change. The article cites researcher Jhan-Carlo Espinoza warning that 17-20% of Amazon forests have been cleared, with another 17% degraded, potentially triggering irreversible ecological collapse. It promotes indigenous land stewardship as essential for maintaining “climatic balance” and demands direct climate financing for tribal groups. This naturalistic narrative omits all reference to Christus Rex while elevating creation above the Creator.









