Posted on 10/05/2023 5:33:23 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Pope Francis called on “irresponsible” Western nations Wednesday to implement a “broad” lifestyle switch to halt the advance of climate change, according to a letter from the Vatican.
In his Apostolic Exhortation, Francis discussed the “suffering” of the planet and warned that the world is “collapsing” due to “extreme weather phenomena, frequent periods of unusual heat, drought and other cries of protest on the part of the earth,” according to the letter. The pope went on to say that the U.S. emissions per capita were “two times greater” than China and argued that the “irresponsible lifestyle” of the West needed to be reigned in.
“If we consider that emissions per individual in the United States are about two times greater than those of individuals living in China, and about seven times greater than the average of the poorest countries, we can state that a broad change in the irresponsible lifestyle connected with the Western model would have a significant long-term impact,” Francis wrote. “As a result, along with indispensable political decisions, we would be making progress along the way to genuine care for one another.”
China led the world in carbon emissions in 2020 with 11,680.42 tons, with the U.S. in second at 4,535.30 billion tons, according to the World Population Review. In 2022, China’s emissions were reduced to 9.9 billion tons, with the United States reducing slightly to 4.4 billion tons, according to Climate Consulting.
Francis further suggested nations come together to create international policies on the issue during the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, according to the letter.
“If we are confident in the capacity of human beings to transcend their petty interests and to think in bigger terms, we can keep hoping that COP28 will allow for a decisive acceleration of energy transition, with effective commitments subject to ongoing monitoring,” the letter reads. “This Conference can represent a change of direction, showing that everything done since 1992 was in fact serious and worth the effort, or else it will be a great disappointment and jeopardize whatever good has been achieved thus far.”
Francis has placed repeated emphasis on fighting climate change, calling global warming a “sin against creation” in 2016 and a year earlier demanding global governance over climate issues.
The Vatican did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
This commie pope thinks capitalism is bad for the planet?! Wrong!! It is communism that destroys our planet!
When the hell did Frankie get a degree in climatology? And where did he get it.
Compare New York or any other major Western city to cities in India, China, or Indonesia. One group has clean water and clean air, the other is a dystopian nightmare. Problem is always corruption.
He’s a Commie.
There must be a way to get the college of cardinals to vote this communist from a communist country out of office-myself and millions of other Catholics in America will praise God for that every day if it happens-Frank is an apostate pope...
He’s a leftist lunatic and this has nothing to do with the Church.
YOU FIRST!
What about China and India, Popey?
I wonder how much fossil based energy the Huge Vatican Complex burns in a month.
My advise to the Dope. Lead the way. Install Solar Panels.
Quit buying Electricity from plants that burn fossil fuels to
produce energy for the Vatican.
Lead the way, Frankie...I don’t see you turning Vatican City into your green paradise. Near as I can tell it’s a resource sucking pit used to support YOUR lifestyle.
So stfu.
would you like to see the pope on the end of a rope? do you think he’s a fool?
‘Come out of her my people’!
I am a Catholic but I don’t consider Francis to be my Pope. My view is the Church does not have a real Pope right now.
How about NO!
And where did he get it? - He pulled it directly out of his GLOBOHOMO ASS!!!!
FU Frankie!!!!
ANTI pope. Evil POS tool of satan. NOT the Pope.
Communism / Marxism is/are evil. Anything that steals the God given right of human beings to be unique and self-determine is anti-human and thus against the God who made us. We'll pray for you Francis, that you seek truth and humility.
This coming from the guy who has people to wipe his butt for him after he takes a dump.
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