Protect God's creation: Vatican issues new green message for world's Catholics


[ holy non-smoke ]

· Pope addresses climate change conference · US church leaders lobby Bush on global warming John Vidal and Tom Kington in RomeFriday April 27, 2007The Guardian
The Vatican yesterday added its voice to a rising chorus of warnings from churches around the world that climate change and abuse of the environment is against God's will, and that the one billion-strong Catholic church must become far greener.
At a Vatican conference on climate change, Pope Benedict urged bishops, scientists and politicians - including UK environment secretary David Miliband - to "respect creation" while "focusing on the needs of sustainable development".