How Pope Francis became a climate change influencer

By Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition

“The Earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth.” These aren’t the words of a radical sociologist or rogue climate scientist. They aren’t the words of a Conversation editor either. Nor are these:

“A selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resources and to the exclusion of the weak and disadvantaged.”

These are in fact quotes from Pope Francis, who died last weekend.

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