As a practicing Catholic, I’m disappointed in our Pope...climate change is the least of my concerns with him too.

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Originally posted by darthfuster:
If he's so concerned, tell him to stop the volcanic eruptions in Hawaii.

Actually, increasing volcanic activity is the cure for heating of the planet. Big eruptions spewing tons of ash cool the planet, rather than warm it.

So make this charlatan ask for a big shield volcano to go up.

This idiot is an antipope, just like Constantine II and Alexander V.

Traitor, heretic and ignorant.

This guy needs some female ass in his life.

CO2 increases plant growth.
Plant growth increases food production.
Food production supports greater civilization.

You know what destroys civilizations? People that believe their own goals or ideals supersede another's right to live and flourish.

I'd say "Blow me" but he might take me up on the offer.

What if the current claim of planet-wide warming is correct, but due to some other phenomena, like the 14 ice ages that have come and gone?

We make all the disruption to our energy system, and it means bupkis?

That we should have focuses on adaptation, not shift from carbon-based energy?

Hmmmmmm, Holiness?

I want to know how the Vatican is powered?
Does it's energy come from the same power he is proposing for the whole world?
And finally how much wealth does the Vatican have,and why is the money not spent on food and clothes for the poor,and green energy?

And yes if the Pope wants to see into the future he should believe the Bible.

In all my years, I have never felt this much disdain for any pope!

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Originally posted by zoom6zoom:
CO2 increases plant growth.
Plant growth increases food production.
Food production supports greater civilization.

And do not forget, plants create oxygen.

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Originally posted by esdunbar:
As a practicing Catholic, I’m disappointed in our Pope...climate change is the least of my concerns with him too.

As an estranged Catholic, I'm disappointed in him too. To borrow an idea from Reagan: It's not that I left the Catholic Church, it's that the Catholic Church left me. The main reason was the far-left agenda that is being pushed. There have been some strong under-currents of it even before this pope. For example, the idea I'm supposed to accept the chaos of open borders. Or that the terrorist attacks of 911 came about because of the "exploitive nature of the U.S.". No thanks, sister!

I can still remember the 2nd grade (in a Catholic school, no less) and getting some kid magazine showing a map of the whole northern US covered in white. Yep, it was the 70s and the leftists were pushing "The Coming Ice Age." I went home quite concerned and asked my mom if we were going to have to go live with Grandma and Grandpa. They lived in Tennessee at the time, and the map showed their town wouldn't be covered by a glacier (but the northern half of TN was!). Mom looked at me and sternly said "That's never going to happen." I asked her how she knew, and she said "It just isn't." Four decades later, I still live in Michigan, and to nobody's surprise, we still have 4 seasons here.

So when this whole concept of global warming (now climate change - what a useless, redundant phrase that is) was bantered about in an effort for us to revert to living in grass huts and eating grasshoppers as a "sustainable" lifestyle, I remembered being in 2nd grade. I remembered the fear mongering map that I believed for an afternoon, and I'm calling BULLSHIT on the whole thing.

Perhaps he should liquidate all that art, jewelry, gold and property and spend it on clean energy?

I think mankind's corruption, dishonesty, materialism, selfishness (the things that the Pope should be talking about) will destroy civilization long before CO2 does.

I did see a Far Side cartoon in cleaning out old files. A dinosaur is at the pulpit of an auditorium of dinosaurs, the caption says "The picture is bleak gentlemen, the world's climates are changing, mammals are taking over, and we all have a brain about the size of a walnut".

If God didn't want us to have all that oil, He wouldn't have put it on the Earth.

I've said it many times previous. The vatican has got themselves their very own Barack Hussein. He is soldier for the left, and nothing more. If he could make banning guns a "global warming issue", the dear pope would.

Facts be damned, drive the agenda.

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As an estranged Catholic, I'm disappointed in him too. To borrow an idea from Reagan: It's not that I left the Catholic Church, it's that the Catholic Church left me. The main reason was the far-left agenda that is being pushed. There have been some strong under-currents of it even before this pope. For example, the idea I'm supposed to accept the chaos of open borders. Or that the terrorist attacks of 911 came about because of the "exploitive nature of the U.S.". No thanks, sister!

I too am now estranged from the Catholic Church. The “liberation theology” has morphed into the very thing it was meant to fight...communism. I have one more year of Catholic school tuition, and I will be completely out. This Pope is a commie piece of crap!

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Originally posted by esdunbar:
As a practicing Catholic, I’m disappointed in our Pope...climate change is the least of my concerns with him too.

Practicing Catholic here too...

The victory of the gospel, the conversion of souls and the sanctity of life are a little further up the immediate list of concerns.

After the papacy of the extremely capable but stoically academic Benedict, Francis was initially, a breath of fresh air and, IMO, was reminiscent of what made St JPJ II so beloved. JPII’s office championed evangelization, ministery of the youth, the defeat of European communism, evils of abortion, etc. He reminded us that a pope can be political and effectively so. But being political within the mission of the Church is where Francis just seems lost.

From a 30,000 ft. view, there have been 266 popes. There will be 267.

Irresponsible pretense of scientific ability is far more likely to 'destroy civilization' than oil companies doing their thing.

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Originally posted by jljones:
I've said it many times previous. The vatican has got themselves their very own Barack Hussein. He is soldier for the left, and nothing more. If he could make banning guns a "global warming issue", the dear pope would.

Facts be damned, drive the agenda.

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What he said!
I am an estranged catholic as well. Personally, I am fed up with these left wing priest, bishops and this pope. Recently, several bishops published an article in the local catholic paper that they demand gun control and repeated the Bloomberg, left wing narrative. (I don't think I need to repeat it)
These religious folks should stick to religion and stay away from politics, science, the economy, global warming, redistribution of wealth and every other topic not related to the preaching of their religions. Than they have the nerve to ask for a donation to support their appeals and agendas. Needless to say, I sent the appeal back with a note to please place me on their do not contact list!

I take whatever the pope says with a giant grain of salt

he really is delusional and probably believes his own press

I'm not catholic, and for that I'm very happy

the guy is a meaningless twunt