EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal warns Church about slipping into idolatry of mother earth Gaia worship The light of Revelation opposes decidedly all worship that is not directed at God, said Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes. February 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, the former President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum and defender of the dubia cardinals, has written a review of biblical and other related sources with regard to the relationship between the Creator God and His creation, the earth, the cosmos, the animals.