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Pope Rebukes Humanity — Calls for “Ecological Conversion”
During an April 22 video stream, Pope Francis had strong words for humanity on Earth Day, rebuking mankind for its collective failure to take care of the planet.
“Because of our selfishness we have failed in our responsibility to be guardians and stewards of the earth,” the pontiff said in his address. “We need only take a frank look at the facts to see that our common home is falling into serious disrepair.”
Pope Francis, who has made environmentalism one of the hallmark issues of his papacy and heaped praise on teenage climate-change activist Greta Thunberg, accused humans of having “polluted and despoiled” the Earth.
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