Pope Wants COVID to Push Society to a "Copernican Revolution"

I think this is tapestry
of "Massacre of Innocents"

I suspect some might wonder why I'm writing about the Pope. Well, it doesn't really matter the religion so much it matters when individuals have the capacity to influence large amounts of people and governments to think beyond self interest. Wisdom can come from Muslim, Jewish, or whomever (diversity of contributory wisdom) that provide meaningful reminders to the leaders of the world to better think about the needs of humanity (empathy).

Personally, I believe there are many pathways to the Divine (Its just an opinion...please no yelling! 😨😱😭. Science and religion are not mutually exclusive but different lens in which to understand the world (i.e. environment) around us. Some methods pull on the heart strings and some follow the pathways of logic; yet, they all come to a single conclusion somewhere on "the nature of our existence". (Sorry for the rant. Yikes!🙊🙏)

The Pope asks for a "Copernican Revolution"

Ptolemaic model

What is a Copernican Revolution? This isn't an armed revolution it is one in which we change the way we think. Kind of important distinction considering the Capital Riots and other events around the world. Changing the mind so that it changes behavior (internal motivation) is a much better solution than changing the behavior to change the mind (external motivation).

Copernicus model

Copernicus was a philosopher/scientist/mathematician that studied the stars and discovered that the earth revolves around the sun. That little idea started a scientific revolution by adding a new perspective!😵

Prior to this the world followed the Ptolemaic model where earth was anchored at the center (He was fairly accurate calculating celestial events).  Changing the perspective to one of being inside a system was an "eye opener" for science. New knowledge is built from past knowledge.  You can read about Copernicus HERE.

Paradigm shifts occur when the right level of previous research, matched with the right brain, in the right environment where a single new thought changes the fundamental way we think of something. That is difficult to do as most people follow other's train of thought but not everyone can create whole new ways of looking at the world. 

Swedish Guard 
They are actually highly trained guards

Science is becoming increasing important again as we transition to an Information Age. There will be some who are going to be left behind as education and opportunity slip through their fingers. As a society we have responsibility to help them in some way. For some it is donating profits to orphans and to others it might be small acts of kindness to a neighbor.  

A few of the things the Pope asks for is....

1. ) Health Crisis: People don't have access to the basics of healthcare and improvement in access and affordability will help.

A terrace to ponder life.

2. Economic Opportunities: COVID has caused strife for those struggling to pay for elementary needs. The poorest people don't have opportunities like people from wealthier societies. 

3. Environmental Justice: Pollution is destroying the world. Personally, I think advancing green technology will help to solve this problem down the road. 

4.) Educational Improvement: Education helps people improve and be better. It affords new opportunities and ways of viewing the world. 

Some words from the Pope, “The democratic process calls for pursuing the path of inclusive, peaceful, constructive and respectful dialogue among all the components of civil society in every city and nation.” (Games, Feb. 8th, 2021, para 23)"

Games, R. (Feb. 8th, 2021). 'Pope to diplomats: world today needs medicines of vaccines, fraternity and hope'. The Vatican News. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-02/pope-francis-diplomatic-corps-pandemic-crises.html