Nice I guess. I wonder how many people will change their mind due to this. My mom for example, has zero problems with simultaneously being ultra-catholic (explicitly pro-church, not just pro-religion) and at the same disagreeing with the pope whenever she feels like it.
It’s ultimately good news, but the framing is bizarre.
Who criticises global warming? Well, people like us, and pope Leo. As opposed to people who’d rather criticise us and claim that global warming is no biggie (or even not happening).
Similarly, who minimises climate change? Well, people who are actually doing something about it. People who are switching away from burning fossil fuels and taking other steps to minimise the impact of not only themselves, but others, by working in fields like renewable energy, transit, heat pumps, etc.
Even the other framing of “minimising the impact of climate change” means working with adaptation strategies.
I can only assume the framing is so weird because of choices the BBC made.
So fucking insane to talk about “Critics of Global Warming” like its still something we need to debate.
The planet is frying and the American President is just cranking up the thermostat for the fun of it.
Not for fun, the fossil fuel companies donated something like $1B to his campaign. Might have the numbers off, but it was big news for a minute.
Now that his dementia’s really settled in, they only need whisper in his ear.
As sad as it is to admit this, an American pope is the kind of ally that the world needs right now. I commend his stance to speak so clearly against the grain of his following and in-group, defending facts and science in the process of pursuing a better future to all of us.
Now, we know that the fake Christians of the Maga Cult in the U.S. will dodge this pope as a “woke compromised asset”, but to a LOT of Christians and most catholics around the world this will act as a beacon that will make a diference.
As to if it will be enough of a difference? That remains to be seen.
The pessimist in me doesn’t believe so. But I would love to be proven wrong. At least in minimising the foreseeable outcomes. Which is the game we’ve been playing for quite a while now.
Genuine progressive politics in the US is exceptionally important for the rest of the world.
No one person or single action is enough. That’s ok. Working together is really the only path to where we need to go
Pope Leo XIV is hot. He hits the nail when he says the current state of affairs is really a reflection of the people . Be VERY careful out there, but take no shit from them.
You realize this is AI generated?
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I was speaking in relation to climate change and the possibility of changing the mindset of conservatives around the world, as Catholicism has a lot of convergence with it.
This is a community for discussions about climate.
I was not defending religion, and especially not Catholicism.
You are absolutely right. Last time I checked, 6% of all Catholic priests have engaged sexually with a minor. That makes them the institution with the higher incidence of pedophilia.
But I can’t deny or claim that the pope speaking in defence of science on climate doesn’t make any difference. We both know that it does. That is why I started my comment with “As sad as it is to admit”…
Because as sad as it is to admit, we need these blind followers that allow their children to be the most molested in the world to listen to him and commit to some changes to a more sustainable future.
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Tell me about it. I would get rid of all religious groups if I could and that is even without pedophilia on top of it.
But we’re on a tight schedule to a doomed world and these idiots might listen to their cult leader more than the scientific method. Do I like this fact? Hell no!! But I don’t think we’re going to dismantle religion institutions in time to actually solve anything we need to.
We surely can try to do both at the same time. But if you have any religious family members, which I do, and roman Catholic nonetheless, you know that they’ll listen to this idiot on this matter before they listen to the rest of us battling for the awareness to this for decades. It’s insane, infuriating and the sad reality we have to deal with.
A lot of the world only listens to the voices of their in-group. But religious people take that to another level entirely.
I think I might delete my comments, actually, but all I was trying to do is to try to find the silver lining in a shit storm.
This is an olive branch moment if we take it correctly.
What are you suggesting otherwise? Genocide them all?
I hope not.
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I agree. But who the hell is gonna enforce that? Especially right now? Are you seeing the people being elected around the world?
It’s kinda scary when this man, the head of the Catholic Church is more of an ally than most nation leaders.
We need to do what you suggest to the heads of companies and conglomerates too. But again, who is gonna enforce it?
People now are using A.I. that burns more water than a cauldron and more electricity than some nations to spew what these corporate overlords want them to. Just today I read that Google is suppressing AI searches regarding Trump and dementia. I don’t use Google. But most people do.
The odds and stakes are stacked against a just and fair or even livable future.
I’m gonna take what I can get to turn the tide on it. If I fail it will not be because I failed to try. Giving up is not an option.
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Im not into organized religion, but seems like this one is doing pretty good lately
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