Mother of God vs. ‘Mother Earth’

You are not signed in as a Premium user; we rely on Premium users to support our news reporting. Sign in or Sign up today! VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) - As the pope prepares to pray the Rosary in union with Marian Shrines across the world on Saturday, some Catholics are struggling to reconcile the pontiff's latest initiative involving the Mother of God with his entanglements involving the pagan "Mother Earth" goddess Pachamama. In an event organized by the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization (PCPNE), Pope Francis will recite the Rosary "to offer a further sign of hope to a world still suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic" in the Vatican Gardens on Saturday, May 30, in union with Marian shrines throughout the world. According to the PCPNE, the pontiff also "intends to support the pastoral activity of these very important places of prayer, whose usual function as pilgrimage destinations has been compromised owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, but is now slowly …