Pope Francis warns of a great world war, over . . . [View all]

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WATER.

This is not the first time he's spoken out on this subject. In 2015, only two years after becoming Pope, he released an Encyclical about the environment that said water was a universal human right.

(And by the way, this is one of the issues in the Israeli settlements -- they're not just trying to control land -- they're trying to control the water.)

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2017/02/24/pope-asks-world-headed-towards-great-world-war-water/

“The right to water is essential for the survival of persons and decisive for the future of humanity,” the pope said Feb. 24 during a meeting with 90 international experts participating in a “Dialogue on Water” at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

Looking at all the conflicts around the globe, Pope Francis said, “I ask myself if we are not moving toward a great world war over water.”

Access to water is a basic and urgent matter, he said. “Basic, because where there is water there is life, making it possible for societies to arise and advance. Urgent, because our common home needs to be protected.”

Citing “troubling” statistics from the United Nations, the pope said, “each day - each day! - a thousand children die from water-related illnesses and millions of persons consume polluted water.”

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