Pope Francis Calls For Elimination Of Fossil Fuels

In a recent speech at the UN Climate Conference in Dubai, Pope Francis called for the world to eliminate fossil fuels.

Pope Francis was unable to give the speech himself due to a lung infection but instead, he tasked Cardinal Pietro to deliver the controversial remarks.

Cardinal Pietro stated, ‘Destruction of the environment is an offense against God, a sin . . . that greatly endangers all human beings.”

He continued to tell teh crowd it’s time for the world to start ‘eliminating fossil fuels and educating people to do without them.’

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Here’s what the Daily Mail reported:

Pope Francis has called for the elimination of fossil fuels in an historic speech to the UN climate conference Cop28 in Dubai.

He was suffering from a lung infection and was too unwell to deliver the speech, so it was given by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State.

He said: ‘Destruction of the environment is an offence against God, a sin . . . that greatly endangers all human beings, especially the most vulnerable in our midst and threatens to unleash a conflict between generations.
‘Are we working for a culture of life or a culture of death? To all of you I make this heartfelt appeal: Let us choose life!’

The Pope also called for a ‘decisive acceleration’ in energy efficiency, renewable sources, eliminating fossil fuels and educating people to do without them.

Pope Francis calls for the elimination of fossil fuels in historic speech to the UN climate conference Cop28

He said: 'Destruction of the environment is an offence against God, a sin . . . that greatly endangers all human beings, especially the most vulnerable in our midst and… pic.twitter.com/H8gQiAAUHm

— Michael O'Fallon – Sovereign Nations (@SovMichael) December 4, 2023

Per BBC:

The Pope threw his weight behind calls for an end to fossil fuels in a message delivered here at COP28.
In a wide-ranging statement, Pope Francis called for an end to coal, oil and gas as well as lifestyle changes to save the planet.

He also asked for debt forgiveness for poorer countries hit by climate change.

As the pontiff was unable to attend the Dubai summit in person because of illness, his speech was read by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin.

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With a long standing interest in climate issues, Pope Francis was set to make history by becoming the first Pope to address the Conference of the Parties, or COP as it is known.

However the 86-year old leader of the Catholic Church was forced to cancel his trip as he is still recovering from flu and inflammation of his lungs.

Pope Francis called on the UN climate summit to strive for an agreement to stem global warming that includes the elimination of fossil fuels. The pope canceled his planned appearance at COP28 because of lung inflammation https://t.co/BgigcPZIwe pic.twitter.com/p4tshE06LS

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 2, 2023