Pope Preparing Encyclical On Climate Change
In 2015, the pope will issue a lengthy message on the subject to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, give an address to the UN general assembly and call a summit of the world’s main religions.
The reason for such frenetic activity, says Bishop Marcelo Sorondo, chancellor of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences, is the pope’s wish to directly influence next year’s crucial UN climate meeting in Paris, when countries will try to conclude 20 years of fraught negotiations with a universal commitment to reduce emissions…
According to Vatican insiders, Francis will meet other faith leaders and lobby politicians at the general assembly in New York in September, when countries will sign up to new anti-poverty and environmental goals.
In recent months, the pope has argued for a radical new financial and economic system to avoid human inequality and ecological devastation.
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William December 28th, 2014 at 10:47
“the pope has argued for a radical new financial and economic system to avoid human inequality and ecological devastation”.
Translation.
P*ssing off the conservative base.
Scopedog December 28th, 2014 at 11:24
That’s why I love this Pope.
William December 28th, 2014 at 11:47
“the pope has argued for a radical new financial and economic system to avoid human inequality and ecological devastation”.
Translation.
P*ssing off the conservative base.
Scopedog December 28th, 2014 at 12:24
That’s why I love this Pope.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker December 28th, 2014 at 10:51
I can’t wait to watch how Fox and the Christian wingnuts tie themselves into knots over this.
William December 28th, 2014 at 11:04
Oh yeah ..the indignation will be (as usual), entertaining.
Scopedog December 28th, 2014 at 11:24
Forget tying themselves into knots–you might see heads explode.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker December 28th, 2014 at 11:51
I can’t wait to watch how Fox and the Christian wingnuts tie themselves into knots over this.
William December 28th, 2014 at 12:04
Oh yeah ..the indignation will be (as usual), entertaining.
Scopedog December 28th, 2014 at 12:24
Forget tying themselves into knots–you might see heads explode.
arc99 December 28th, 2014 at 13:51
Do we have time to amend the Constitution?
Pope Francis/Elizabeth Warren 2016 anyone?
If such a ticket were possible,I think the Catholic vote is a lock.
jasperjava December 28th, 2014 at 18:33
Don’t be so sure. A lot of conservative Catholics hate Pope Francis, though they won’t say so out loud. In the privacy of the ballot box, however…
Democrats have usually received the majority of the Catholic vote anyway, since JFK. I think the only exception was 1984.
arc99 December 28th, 2014 at 14:51
Do we have time to amend the Constitution?
Pope Francis/Elizabeth Warren 2016 anyone?
If such a ticket were possible,I think the Catholic vote is a lock.
jasperjava December 28th, 2014 at 19:33
Don’t be so sure. A lot of conservative Catholics hate Pope Francis, though they won’t say so out loud. In the privacy of the ballot box, however…
Democrats have usually received the majority of the Catholic vote anyway, since JFK. I think the only exception was 1984.
craig7120 December 29th, 2014 at 17:47
No doubt the antichrist
What’s next, convincing the meat industry killing animals for food is bad for the environment?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQCe4qEexjc
craig7120 December 29th, 2014 at 18:47
No doubt the antichrist
What’s next, convincing the meat industry killing animals for food is bad for the environment?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQCe4qEexjc