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Pope Francis made his strongest statements yet about climate change Wednesday, rebuking fossil fuel companies and urging countries to make an immediate transition to renewable energy.

In a new document titled “Laudate Deum,” or “Praise God,” the pope criticizes oil and gas companies for greenwashing new fossil fuel projects and calls for more ambitious efforts in the West to tackle the climate crisis. In the landmark apostolic exhortation, a form of papal writing, Francis says that “avoiding an increase of a tenth of a degree in the global temperature would already suffice to alleviate some suffering for many people.”

“Laudate Deum” is a follow-up to the pope’s 2015 encyclical on climate change, known as “Laudato Si’,” which lamented the exploitation of the planet and cast the protection of the environment as a moral imperative. When it was released, “Laudato Si’” was viewed as an extraordinary move by the head of the Catholic Church to address global warming and its consequences.

Nearly a decade later, the pope’s message has taken on new urgency.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (10 children)

How is that dude's opinion relevant to anything outside his weird cult? Stop kid raping in your cult first, then you can try having opinions on things outside of it.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Oh, ok then, the pope had called it guys - time to pack it up and switch to renewables.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Fossil Fuel Companies: "Did someone say something?"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (8 children)

This is part of the reason why I say that people who claim that church is anti-science, have never actually sat down and listened to the Pope.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The Church was definitely anti-science when it threatened to undermine their authority, i.e., when it contradicted some article of faith. This started in the Renaissance and continued up until very recently. The Catholic Church was still fighting against evolutionary theory in the 1980s!

So, if they only believe in science when it doesn't contradict their superstition, and criticize and persecute scientists when it does... does that make them pro-science?

Things that make you go, "Hmmm..."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Actions, that's what counts. Words are empty, especially from catholic church.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Pope Francis made his strongest statements yet about climate change Wednesday, rebuking fossil fuel companies and urging countries to make an immediate transition to renewable energy.

In a new document titled “Laudate Deum,” or “Praise God,” the pope criticizes oil and gas companies for greenwashing new fossil fuel projects and calls for more ambitious efforts in the West to tackle the climate crisis.

In the landmark apostolic exhortation, a form of papal writing, Francis says that “avoiding an increase of a tenth of a degree in the global temperature would already suffice to alleviate some suffering for many people.”

“Laudate Deum” is a follow-up to the pope’s 2015 encyclical on climate change, known as “Laudato Si’,” which lamented the exploitation of the planet and cast the protection of the environment as a moral imperative.

Francis’ “Laudate Deum” similarly highlights the outsize influence of the fossil fuel industry in the UAE, writing that “gas and oil companies are planning new projects there, with the aim of further increasing their production.”

The pope says he hopes COP28 proceedings produce “binding forms of energy transition that meet three conditions: that they be efficient, obligatory and readily monitored.”


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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Maybe he should find a carbon neutral alternatieve for the auto da fe, too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Rules for thee not for me. It's always like that with big shots.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Something I struggle to understand with theistic religions: what is the place of human action in a divinely created universe besides prayer for and faith in divine intervention in any undesirable circumstance?

It strikes me that any action might require what one may call a suspension of faith, depending on the circumstances, otherwise it seems that the more rational course of action would be to submit to one's fate, however it may be decided by their deity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I call out Pope Francis for not doing enough to stop child abuse.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Thank you captain obvious. Now you need to focus on some of your own internal issues.

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