Pope Leo XIV. He sharply criticized those who make it easier or deny the growing effects of climate change. “Some have decided to mock the increasingly obvious signs of climate change, mock those who talk about global warming, and even blame the poor of something as much as possible,” He said in his first significant statement on this topic.
The head of the Catholic Church performed on Wednesday at the Raising Hope conference in Castel Gandolf near Rome. The event was held on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the edition of the Encyclical Laudato SI ‘, in which Pope Francis made a significant interest of the Church from the climatic question.
Leo XIV. Pope He called on citizens of the world to put more pressure on politicians. “Citizens must actively engage in political decisions, because only then will it be possible to alleviate the damage caused to the environment,” stressed.
At the same time, he pointed out the spiritual dimension of responsibility: “God will ask us if we have worked and cared for the world that created for the good of all and future generations, and whether we took care of our brothers and sisters – what will be our answer, my dear friends?”
The Pope’s statements are also perceived as an indirect reference to the recent words of US President Donald Trump, who described the climate movement as the largest fraud committed in the world at the UN General Assembly.
