Pope's Position On Climate Change Heats Up

Vatican: Pope Francis wants the world leaders to reach an agreement on Global Warming

January 3, 2015

According to recent media reports Pope Francis has taken a stance on climate change and may ask worlds 1.2 billion Catholics to take necessary actions against world’s climate change. Experts are saying that, his drive for an international treaty on climate change in the Paris gathering may have alienated some conservative Catholics who have a cynical view on climate change.  But experts are saying that his leadership on the climate change issue may make the nations finally commit to climate change issues.

Experts are also saying that, the Pope is planning to send an encyclical, on the threats caused by increasing temperature around the world.  The Pope is expected to visit Tacloban in Philippines, which was shattered by the Super-Typhon Haiyan in 2012. The Pope is also expected to address the world leaders on the 70^th anniversary of the United Nations in September where he will have a chance to raise the climate change issue.  Chancellor of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences Bishop Marcelo Sorondo said, “Just as humanity confronted revolutionary change in the 19th century at the time of industrialization, today we have changed the natural environment so much”.  The Pope’s new emphasis on climate change is in line with his concern about the poor around the world. Because of the climate change the poor nations are suffering the most. With extreme colder or warmer weathers nations are having draughts or storms, which is causing diseases, shortage of food and uncertainty in their lives.

 Experts are saying that, it is going to be difficult for the Pope to get a commitment from the world leaders on the issue of climate change. But they think that the leaders from different religions can play an important role on the climate change pact. Experts are expecting the religious leaders to push the leaders of the developing countries to adopt a solution on climate change. The climate change experts are saying that the main issue is to convince the leaders’ pf the developing countries to commit financial support for the cause.