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Roman Catholic Stance "I don't know if it (human activity) is the only cause, but mostly, in great part, it is man who has slapped nature in the face," Pope Francis said. “We have in a sense taken over nature.” (Jan 2015)
For months, Francis has been drafting an encyclical on the environment and global warming which he hopes to release by June or July.
He said he wanted his encyclical out in plenty of time to be absorbed before the next round of U.N. climate change talks in Paris i
"A papal encyclical is rare. It is among the highest levels of a pope's authority. It will be 50 to 60 pages long; it's a big deal
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/27/pope-francis-edict-climate-change-us-rightwing /