Pope Blames Global Warming on Humans

“Pope Francis said global warming is due mainly to human activity and is a major threat to life on the planet, and he called the need to reduce the use of fossil fuels an ‘urgent’ matter,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The pope’s words appear in a draft copy of his long-awaited encyclical on the environment. The draft was published online Monday by the Italian magazine L’Espresso, three days ahead of its scheduled publication date.”

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