Is Pope Francis any different from previous Pope on climate? If Pope Francis is a ‘radical’ environmentalist, what was Pope Benedict XVI?
Flashback 2009: Pope Benedict XVI on August 26, 2009: Benedict stated he wished to 'offer my support to leaders of governments and international agencies who soon will meet at the United Nations to discuss the urgent issue of climate change.'
'Of course, Benedict is usually presented as being 'right-wing' and 'reactionary' and 'traditional,' and so his statements about ecology and the environment are often ignored, especially when they indicate that Francis' remarks and positions on those topics is not nearly as 'radical' and unique as is often claimed.'
