Posted on 10/08/2021 6:21:22 PM PDT by marshmallow
Pope Francis will not attend the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, the Vatican indicated on Friday.
Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See press office, said on Oct. 8 that the Vatican’s delegation to the 2021 U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) would be led by Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
The Vatican never officially acknowledged the possibility that the pope would take part in the Nov. 1-12 event.
But Pope Francis noted in an interview with Spain’s COPE radio station aired on Sept. 1 that he hoped to travel to Scotland to take part in the conference.
“It all depends on how I feel at the time. But in fact, my speech is already being prepared, and the plan is to be there,” he said.
During a visit to the Vatican in May, John Kerry, U.S. President Joe Biden’s special envoy for climate, said that the pope “intends to attend” the event.
Kerry met with Pope Francis privately on May 15. In a video clip released by the Vatican, Kerry could be heard telling members of his staff, “first day he’ll be there with the heads of state.”
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That makes as much sense as engineers from Toyota attending a Vatican theological conference. What does that screwball have to contribute to a climate conference?
Uhhhhh, pope, you are a religious leader!
You should stay out of politics.
Let’s go Frandon!
I guess he's not feeling that well. Could the Vatican be hiding something?
Parolin, that’s even worse than the pope. Crafty, sly, cunning words and relationships will develop.
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