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A draft of the pope’s global warming encyclical has been leaked and, as expected, he is taking the Catholic Church to a place it has never gone before. That’s a shame, because it’s a place it should never go.
Italian magazine L’Espresso posted the message on its website Monday. The Vatican has asked the media to wait “for the official publication of the final text,” but it’s too late. By now, much of the world knows that across 192 pages, Pope Francis warns of the “unprecedented destruction of the ecosystem” before the end of this century, and expects humanity to make significant lifestyle changes.
Is this the job of the pope? Or is it a misuse of the authority of the Roman Catholic Church and the church at large? There’s no question in our minds. This pope has misapplied his authority. He’s also undermined his own credibility and that of the Catholic Church, as well.