THE POPE’S ENCYCLICAL
Pope calls for 'action now' to save planet, stem warming, help poor
Philip Pullella, June 18, 2015 (Reuters)
“Pope Francis demanded swift action…to save the planet from environmental ruin, urging world leaders to hear ‘the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor’ and plunging the Catholic Church into political controversy over climate change…In the first papal document dedicated to the environment, he called for ‘decisive action, here and now,’ to stop environmental degradation and global warming, squarely backing scientists who say it is mostly man-made…[T]he encyclical Laudato Si (Praise Be), On the Care of Our Common Home…[is the] most controversial papal pronouncement in half a century…{it] haswon him the wrath of conservatives, including several U.S. Republican presidential candidates who have scolded Francis for delving into science and politics…[and] won broad praise from scientists, the United Nations and climate change activists…” click here for more
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