Pope Gets Green!

LORETO, Italy – Pope Benedict, leading the Catholic Church’s first ’eco-friendly’ youth rally, on Sunday told up to half a million people that world leaders must make courageous decisions to save the planet “before it is too late.”

“A decisive ’yes’ is needed in decisions to safeguard creation as well as a strong commitment to reverse tendencies that risk leading to irreversible situations of degradation,” the 80-year old Pope said in his homily.

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1 Response to “Pope Gets Green!”


  1. 1 william b Sep 26th, 2007 at 5:38 pm

    A green POPE is E-OK, Envionmentally & Ecologically OK.

    Just a thought
    E-OK KIDS

    If the POPE could use the the great domain names, ECOKIDS.com, ECOLOGYKIDS.com, MOTHEREARTHS.com,
    ECOSTEWARTS.com, RECYCLOPEDIA.com, the PONTIFF need only ask.

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A former coordinator with the National Wildlife Federation, Kristin now works at the local PBS/NPR station in Juneau, Alaska. Living in a state that is seeing the effects of climate change more than any other state in the U.S., the environment is still one of Kristin's top priorities. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 2003.

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