Turkson echoes Pope Francis’ call to act against global warming

Rome  – Leading Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson has echoed Pope Francis’ call to act now against global warming, reports Reuters.

 The Ghanaian Catholic leader said, “The Pope notes that climate is a common good, belonging to all,"

"The same mindset which stands in the way of making radical decisions to reverse the trend of global warming also stands in the way of achieving the goal of eliminating poverty."

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This follows an unexpected invite of Canadian environmentalist Naomi Klein - a self-styled secular Jewish feminist – who was happy to address Vatican officials on Wednesday after Pope Francis enlisted her for a campaign against climate change.

Klein claims that those calls could be especially important for fostering change in the United States, where some politicians use the Bible as cover for their opposition to action to slow global warming.

- News24