Whatever your views on Christianity and the Catholic Church, if the official position of the Vatican becomes that Christians have a responsibility to protect the climate, then a huge number of people worldwide should start to take this more seriously.<p>Although as the article says: "Whether it will prove persuasive for American Republican lawmakers - around a third of whom are Catholic - is yet to be seen."<p>The actual statement is here: <a href="http://www.casinapioiv.va/content/accademia/en/events/2014/sustainable/statement.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.casinapioiv.va/content/accademia/en/events/2014/s...</a><p>Alternative article:
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/28/world/europe/pope-francis-steps-up-campaign-on-climate-change-to-conservatives-alarm.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/28/world/europe/pope-francis-...</a>