When hurricane Irma was rampant in the Caribbean, the Pope was on a five-day visit to Colombia. Going back to the Vatican, he saw destroyed elements of the island. This led him to thoughts about politicians who deny the problem of climate change, and also recalled a passage from the Psalm about human stubbornness.
Upon arrival from Colombia, he held a press conference at which he urged world leaders to listen to scientists who predicted an increase in the number and power of storms due to the increase in water temperature in the oceans. Francis is convinced that the recent series of storms indicates that humanity is «drown», if you do not recognize and do not address global warming.
Recall that a few weeks before Donald trump announced the US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement at the G20 summit, the leaders of the Vatican urged him to reconsider. However, the President decided to pursue the course, though he did not refuse to cooperate with other countries in matters of environmental conservation.
Position on ecology is not the only solution to trump, which fundamentally do not agree his Holiness.
Francis also spoke about the recent cancellation of the program DAСA, which implies the protection of children of illegal immigrants from deportation and granting them the right to work.
The Pontiff opposed to young immigrants separated from their families. «I hope that this law will reconsider. I listened to the President of the United States — he says, as the man, speaking in defense of human life. If he truly adheres to such principles, understands that the family is the cradle of life, and integrity need to be protected,» said the Pope.
A week ago, the Conference of Catholic bishops of the United States made an official statement about the closure of the DACA program, called the decision «reprehensible» and «unacceptable».
