Presuming that pope francis addresses human climate change in his forthcoming encyclical, he will likely do so with an unprecedented level of papal authority. The vatican released thursday a 184page papal encyclical by pope francis condemning the human behaviors causing climate change and urging global action to combat environmental degradation. A draft of pope francis new papal encyclical on the environment leaked monday, outlining a sweeping vision for how the catholic church should respond to the issue of global climate change. Pope francis climate change encyclical will be a hugely important step for the church. A very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system.
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The pope is to be commended for taking global climate change seriously, and for drawing more world attention to the issue. Yet, properly understood, this is not its true purpose. With climate encyclical, the pope has knocked one out of. Papal credibility and beliefs nature climate change. Pope francis will release his encyclical on the environment, a major moment in his papacy that is expected to spur a global debate about morality, poverty, faith and climate change. More than fifty years ago, with the world tee tering on the brink of nuclear crisis, pope saint. Already, climate change is contributing to the deaths.
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