Thursday morning Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church announced that harming the environment is now considered a sin. He declared "caring for the environment" to the list of traditional seven works of mercy that all Christians are called upon to follow. With the Pope being one of the most influential persons around the globe, many should listen and hopefully follow his proposal. Having Pope Francis acknowledge the growing issue of climate change and more importantly addressing it and asking for change, is a huge step forward for not only climate change activists, but the world. Calling for us humans to repay our debt to the earth, the Pope exclaims, “Economics and politics, society and culture cannot be dominated by thinking only of the short-term and immediate financial or electoral gains”, which is completely true. As climate change worsens, it's heartwarming to see such well known influential people, call for a change.
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May 2017
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