Posted on 12/12/2014 3:40:43 AM PST by An American in Turkiye
VATICAN CITY - Tackling the problem of climate change is a serious ethical and moral responsibility, Pope Francis told negotiators from around the world meeting for a climate summit in Lima, Peru.
"The time to find global solutions is running out. We can find adequate solutions only if we act together and unanimously," he said in a written message to Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Peru's minister of the environment and host president of the 20th UN Climate Change Conference.
Thousands of negotiators from 195 countries gathered for the meeting in Lima Dec. 1-12 to hammer out details of a new international agreement to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that cause global warming.
The Vatican released a copy of the Pope's message Dec. 11.
The Pope encouraged the leaders in their discussions because their decisions will "affect all of humanity, especially the poorest and future generations. What's more, it represents a serious ethical and moral responsibility."
The impact climate change already has been having on coastal regions and other areas "reminds us of the seriousness of negligence and inaction," he said. It is morally imperative that people act.
"An effective fight against global warming will be possible only with a collective and responsible answer" that overcomes one-sided or special interests and is "free from political and economic influence," he said.
The Pope said the leaders' response will have to "overcome distrust; promote a culture of solidarity, encounter and dialogue; and be capable of showing responsibility for protecting the planet and the human family."
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...holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.
It is deeply troubling that this Pope seems to hold as an article of personal faith that: a) God is not sovereign over all in both heaven and earth and, b) that the Pope seems to pridefully hold that man should indeed be elevated to a status where he can control the climate of the globe.
Sheer madness, as well as blasphemous.
Has he weighed in on Michael Brown yet?
Are we ready for a new pope yet?
Disappointing that he appears to lack faith that it is all in the hands of an Omnipotent God.
Uh, is The Lord’s arm short now? Guess the Creator stopped moving mountains and the UN and the Climate Action Squad has that slot.
The ultimate cage match of the universe - The Pope versus The Sun!
Place you bets now!
“And they always give this “Time is running out” garbage. Time is running out for what exactly?”
The end is near for the global elites who push collectivism, global warming and many other scams on the rest of the world in order to eliminate any competition for power and keep them at the top.
I suppose this lends credence to the oft cited phrase that...”CLIMATE CHANGE IS A RELIGION”?
Back in the 30’s, all of the Jews in Prague were moved into ghetto. They were not happy about this at all, but what could they do? A few years later, the rulers of the country decided to close the ghetto and make all of the Jews move out.
The Jews were very angry, but didn’t know what to do, so they asked the wisest man in the town, the Rabbi. The Rabbi decided that to convince the rulers of Prague to let them stay, they would have to get the Pope’s support. They set off for Rome the very next day, and when they arrived, they were immediately given an audience with the Pope.Since the Pope didn’t speak Hebrew, or Yiddish, or even Czech, and the Rabbi didn’t speak Latin or Italian, they had to speak in Sign Language..
This is how the conversation went.The Pope held up 1 finger. The Rabbi held up 3. The Pope held up 1 finger. The Rabbi held up 1. The Pope held up an orange, and the Rabbi held up a piece of Matzah.Afterwards, the Pope said to his Cardinals, “Boy that Rabbi is a smart man.. Let me tell you how our conversation went. I held up 1 finger, signifying we were both 1 people, and he held up 3 fingers, representing the trinity, showing that we were different.
I held up 1 finger, showing that even though were we different, we still both prayed to one God, and he held up 1 finger, showing that Jews were the 1st to do so. I then held up an orange, showing that the world is round, and that there is room for all religions on it, and he held up a piece of Matzah showing that people once thought that the world was flat.
What a smart guy that Rabbi is!” The Rabbi also had a few thoughts about the Pope. “Boy that Pope is one weird guy! I don’t understand him at all. He held up 1 finger, saying that we had 1 day left in Prague. I held up 3, saying 3 days! He held 1 finger saying, “No! 1 day!”. I held up 1 finger saying, ‘OK, 1 day’. Then he took out his lunch, so I took out mine.. I don’t understand him at all.”.
A tourist is passing through Rome. While he’s there, he decides he wants to see the Pope, and he actually gets an appointment with his holiness! While he’s chatting with the Pope, he notices that on his desk are two phones, a red phone and a white phone.
The tourist asks, “Excuse me, your holiness, but why do you have two telephones? “The Pope replies, “The red phone is so I can speak to the college of cardinals, and the white phone is so I can speak with God.” “With God?” “Yes, with God. Would you like to speak to God?” “Why, yes, thank you. “So the tourist speaks with God for 20 minutes.
After he hangs up, the Pope says, “I’m sorry, my son, but I’ll have to charge you 250 American dollars for that call.” The tourist figures, sure, why not? How often does he get to talk with God? He pays the Pope and then leaves. Continuing on his journey, the tourist travels through Israel. He wants to meet with the prime minister and gets an appointment.
While he’s chatting with the prime minister, he notices that on his desk are two phones, a red phone and a white phone. The tourist asks, “Excuse me, sir, but why do you have two telephones?” The prime minister replies, “The red phone is so I can chat with Arafat, and the white phone is so I can speak with God.” “With God?” “Yes, with God. Would you like to speak to God?” “Why, yes, thank you. “So the tourist speaks with God for another 20 minutes.
After he hangs up, the prime minister says, “I’m sorry, but I’ll have to charge you 25 American cents for the call.” “25 cents?” “Yes, 25 cents.” Then the tourist continues, “When I was in Rome, I met with the Pope and he had a phone just like this, and I spoke with God for the same amount of time, but there it cost 250 dollars. Why is it 25 cents here?” The prime minister smiled and replied, “Well, that was long distance. Here, it’s a local call.”
Love it ;)
Too bad it wasn’t one of the few good Jesuits.
Pope Francis has, step by step, exposed himself as just another genocidal maniac of the left.
If this is so critical, why doesn’t this marxist Pope spend some of the hundreds of millions of dollars the Vatican “found” last week on this eco-problem?
“You mean like the devil?”
You read my mind.
This socialist is increasingly exposing his idiocy by the day.
I’m RC, is Pope Francis asking that we give our donations to he IPCC (UN)?
Maybe this Pope has a different Bible than the one I read. This “climate change” thing is so ludicrous,it should not even be an issue & certainly not worthy of occupying any of the Pope’s time. I don’t know what he has on his schedule,but he must not be a very busy man if he has the time to worry about this.
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