Pope Francis lambasts climate change skeptics and 'irresponsible' Western lifestyles | CNN

"If we consider that emissions per individual in the United States are about two times greater than those of individuals living in China, and about seven times greater than the average of the poorest countries, we can state that a broad change in the irresponsible lifestyle connected with the Western model would have a significant long-term impact," he wrote. He also leveled blame at leaders and businesses which he said prioritize short-term profits and gains over climate action. "Regrettably, the climate crisis is not exactly a matter that interests the great economic powers, whose concern is with the greatest profit possible at minimal cost and in the shortest amount of time." He even directed criticism at his own church, referring to "certain dismissive and scarcely reasonable opinions that I encounter, even within the Catholic Church." …

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