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Mon Sep 11, 2017, 10:54 PM Sep 2017

Pope Francis On Climate Change Denial: 'Man Is Stupid'

Source: Huffington Post

GREEN 09/11/2017 06:31 pm ET

Pope Francis On Climate Change Denial: ‘Man Is Stupid’

“When you don’t want to see, you don’t see,” the pope says while flying over the hurricane-ravaged Caribbean.

By Chris D’Angelo

WASHINGTON — Climate change denials amid catastrophic hurricanes are a reminder that humans are not a particularly smart species, Pope Francis said Sunday while flying over areas in the Caribbean decimated by Hurricane Irma.

“Man is stupid,” he said, referencing a passage in the Old Testament, according to the The New York Times and The Associated Press. “When you don’t want to see, you don’t see.”

A correspondent for Crux Now had a slightly different translation of the pontiff’s comments: “Man is a stupid and hard-headed being who doesn’t see.”

The pope — who has sparred with President Donald Trump on several issues, including climate change — also urged the climate skeptics of the world to consult with a scientist.

“Those who deny climate change need to go to scientists and ask them,” Francis said, according to Crux. He said the scientific community has been “clear and precise” in linking human activities to the ongoing crisis and that “each [person] has a moral responsibility, bigger or smaller.” Climate change is a “serious matter over which we cannot make jokes,” he said.

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Pope Francis On Climate Change Denial: 'Man Is Stupid' (Original Post) Eugene Sep 2017 OP
Looking forward to an Encyclical entitled Humanae Stupiditae Tanuki Sep 2017 #1
DUzy! meow2u3 Sep 2017 #2
Francis almost makes me want to go back to church mdbl Oct 2017 #3
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