Failure to protect creation will incur God’s judgment, pope says catholicsun.org
World leaders are running out of time and must address the challenges of climate change before it’s too late, Pope Francis said.
In a letter to Catholics in Scotland signed Nov. 9, where the U.N. Climate Change Conference is being held, the pope said he hoped leaders attending the summit would “meet this grave challenge with concrete decisions inspired by responsibility toward present and future generations.”
“Time is running out; this occasion must not be wasted, lest we have to face God’s judgment for our failure to be faithful stewards of the world he has entrusted to our care,” he wrote…
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