Courtesy of CBS News:
Pope Francis denounced those who deny global warming and urged negotiators at climate talks in Germany to avoid falling prey to such "perverse attitudes" and instead accelerate efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Francis issued a message Thursday to the Bonn meeting, which is working to implement the 2015 Paris accord aimed at capping global emissions.
In the message, Francis called climate change "one of the most worrisome phenomena that humanity is facing," and urged negotiators to ignore special interests and political or economic pressures and instead engage in an honest dialogue about the future of the planet.
He denounced that such efforts are often frustrated by those who deny climate change, are indifferent to it, or think it can only be solved by technical solutions.
Well good for the Pope!
I do not always agree with this Pope, but he is dead right to call these people out for clinging to a belief that is not backed up by the facts, and for which the opposite point of view is held by the smartest, most knowledgeable people on the planet.
Oh...wait.
P.S. Sorry, that may have seemed like a cheap shot, but let's face it faith that exists despite evidence to the contrary is the very foundation of both climate change deniers and religious folks.
They are kissing cousins at the very least, and at the very most one is a parasitic entity which could not exist without the other.
I doubt climate change deniers disbelieve that it's occurring, they just don't care. Republicans by definition just don't care for others.
ReplyDeleteMy absolute favorite remains, "global warming? It's snowing outside!" You can't fix stupid.
DeleteTrump is tweeting that Flake is insulting our favorite president,maybe one of his staff needs to explain the poll of 36% favorable is out of 100%.
ReplyDeleteGiven that his staff only show him articles that paint him in a favorable light, the polls he sees must be from alt-right sites.
DeleteRemember though that this Pope actually holds a degree. He seems to be a more sensible Pope than we've seen before. I give him points for that.
ReplyDeleteThis Pope is so outstanding....I'm a senior and have seen and studied many of them.
DeleteHe is much, much smarter than Trump - better educated and has been great to listen to through the years. He's a far better leader than the idiot in the white house!
"I denounce thee,
ReplyDeleteI denounce thee,
I denounce thee."
It would be wrong for the Pope to say
Fuck Trump
Fuck Trump
Fuck Trump
Excuse me? WHY would it be wrong for him to say that? It would certainly have more impact. It might even get through to Humpty Trumpty! (Assuming he actually was told the pope said it!)
DeleteOT? Pope Dope
ReplyDelete"the president has the intelligence of a “kindergartner,”
"according to two sources with knowledge of the situation, administration officials threatened to retaliate against several figures with knowledge of the July dinner if they spoke to BuzzFeed" “moron” three of the sources said that McMaster disparaged multiple members of the administration to Catz, including Tillerson, Secretary of Defense James Mattis, former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, and President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. Of Kushner, one source told BuzzFeed News, McMaster said he had no business being in the White House and should not be involved in national security issues."
"Oracle has stayed closer to the Trump administration than many of the other high-profile tech giants. The company has a major presence in the nation’s capital, disclosing nearly $10 million in lobbying expenditures so far in 2017, more than Facebook."
https://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/sources-mcmaster-mocked-trumps-intelligence-in-a-private?utm_term=.mqQYKxPnd&bftwnews#.csW159AvK
Nope, Gryphen, there is no equivalency.
ReplyDeleteMy faith can't destroy your world.
My rejection of the evidence of global warming just might.
Trump doesn't give a shit what the Pope says, thinks or does. He only cares about the Evangelicals and he's only feigning religion to get their support. He has no faith, no morals, no integrity and no beliefs in anything besides himself and his own personal gratification.
ReplyDeleteYes Pope denounce thee rapists!
ReplyDelete