Close to 100 evangelical and Roman Catholic leaders in the U.S. have united in a message calling on Christians to act on their "moral obligation" to fight climate change, which they also called a pro-life issue, following on Pope Francis' environmental encyclical released last week.
"As Catholic and evangelical leaders, we are deeply inspired by Pope Francis' encyclical addressing our shared responsibility to be prudent stewards of creation. Pope Francis has issued a bold call to action, and the clock is ticking on a challenge that requires a collective effort in service of the global common good," the religious leaders said in a full-page advertisement on the back page of Politico.
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The ad is signed by leaders such as Rev. Mitchell C. Hescox, president and CEO of the Evangelical Environmental Network; Jim Wallis of Sojourners; Protestant theologian Walter Bruggemann; Villanova University President Rev. Peter M. Donohue, and others.
Francis released his 184-page "Laudato Si,'" or "Praise Be to You," encyclical last week, where he tackled several issues concerning the effects climate change has on the world.