Three ways Pope Francis influenced the global climate movement
- Pope Francis experienced the effects of climate change firsthand during a rainstorm at a 2015 Mass in Tacloban, Philippines.
- Francis' 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' accused the global economy of damaging the environment and hurting the poor most.
- Francis became an authoritative voice in the environmental movement, linking it to poverty, injustice, and protecting God's creation.
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Pope Francis: How He Linked Capitalism, Climate & Catholicism
As the Vatican prepares the funeral for Pope Francis and church leaders begin to consider his replacement, we look at the late pontiff’s environmental legacy. Pope Francis frequently called for action on the climate crisis and urged his followers to be good stewards of the Earth. He also openly criticized the role of wealthy nations and capitalism in causing the climate crisis. “He brought together the riches of Christian and Catholic tradition t
Patron Saint of ‘Mother Earth’? TIME Mag Praises Lefty Pontiff As ‘The Climate Pope’
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/joseph-vazquez/2025/04/21/patron-saint-mother-earth-time-mag-praises-lefty-pontiff By Joseph Vazquez Apparently the recently deceased Pope Francis is the patron saint of “Mother Earth.” At least that’s what the climate Armageddon-obsessed TIME magazine is trying to argue. TIME senior correspondent and eco-doom prophet Justin Worland’s papal obit read like a cheap comic strip: “The Climate Pope: Francis …
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