Posted on 12/04/2019 6:29:45 PM PST by marshmallow
VATICAN CITY - Despite growing recognition of climate change as a legitimate and looming threat, current commitments to mitigate its effects and alter human behavior fall short of those needed to resolve the crisis in time, Pope Francis said.
“We must admit that this awareness is still rather weak, unable to respond adequately to that strong sense of urgency for rapid action called for by the scientific data at our disposal,” the pope said in a message to the U.N. Climate Change Conference, COP25.
The conference was being held in Madrid Dec. 2-13, and the Vatican released a copy of the pope’s message Dec. 4.
The conference aimed to take crucial steps in the U.N. climate change process and to identify effective strategies for implementing the Paris Agreement, a framework of action against climate change adopted by the U.N. Dec. 12, 2015.
However, studies by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change “demonstrate how far words are from concrete actions,” the pope said.
According to the intergovernmental panel, global temperatures and emissions continue to rise and humanity is not on course to fulfill the goals of the Paris Agreement by 2020.
“We must seriously ask ourselves if there is the political will to allocate with honesty, responsibility and courage, more human, financial and technological resources to mitigate the negative effects of climate change,” Francis said.
The pope also affirmed that numerous studies show how curbing global warming is still possible.
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Oh just STFU, Bergoglio.
I wonder if this “pope” believes in God.
Well, speaking as a Roman Catholic and giving all due respect to the rightfully selected head of our church, I can only say “blow me Francis”
I’m figuring i’l be gone a week or two now and I hope not but he’s gotten me SO SICK through these past months after defending him for so long that I’ll take the hit.
We need a climate-change pope like a fish needs a bicycle.
Seriously, Captain Kangaroo or Kermit the Frog would be more credible spokesmen.
This dude gives off Biden grade creepy vibes on any non-church matter and even when he speaks of church matters it’s creepy.
When Jesus was on earth, did He fret about the weather? Isn’t He the example to which we should be following?
The Pope should consider running for political office.
Ask the Pope to go carbon neutral, dump the private jet business, and release their billions for the poor and needy.
Yyyaaaah, I’m gonna have to get back to you on that one. Okayyy?
Wait one. First there’s climate change already then there’s folks wanting money to prevent climate change so which is it? Has it already happened and now they want to change it back?
You’ll be fine here.
This forum is not a friend of the AntiPope.
He seems to like the Chinese leadership.
He can start with them.
They’re the biggest polluters in the world.
And start paying their fair share of taxes.
I half expect him to be called up by Nadler to be an impeachment witness.
Ya know, for a long time I thought the comments about him were wrong and I gave him so much LEEWAY but he used it all up and then some.
He’s making a mockery of Christianity at this point.
And that’s bad.
ROFLMAO!!!!
That was great :)
This phony could care less about his flock!
This phony could care less about his flock!
The unhinged, completely deranged pope spews catastrophic climate disaster propaganda to the ignorant, believing masses.
2 - The purpose of the Church on earth is to spread the Gospel, which includes keeping God's commands.
3 - One of those commands is "Thou shall not commit adultery".
4 - Adultery is sex outside marriage.
5 - Homosexual behavior IS "sex outside marriage".
6 - Your PRIORITY "SHOULD" be to clean up the HOMOSEXUAL ACTIVITY AMONG THE CLERGY!!!!
7 - If you'd like to encourage India and China to shut down their coal fired utilities, perhaps you could address that later?
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