Readers Write: Pope offers leadership on climate change

The Island Now

Pope Francis latest Encyclical called,” Laudato Si’, On Care for Our Common Home,” delivers a strong message to the nations of the world and our leaders that we have to take better care of our planet. 

Our air is polluted, the ozone layer is depleted, sea levels are rising because of melting of glaciers. 

These are truly sad facts effecting our world today. 

This planet we call Earth is our home and we need to be concern for its’ welfare. This planet provides us with sunshine, water, food and all the vitals to our existence. 

Pope Francis speaks of human ecology and that the dignity of a human being and how it needs to be respected and its relationship to the world we live in. 

Our environment is in danger of being destroyed and every living human being and animals being forced into extinction will be the result of inaction. 

We need to take responsibility not to further harm all we have being given by God. We also need not to be wasteful and need to conserve, for the responsibility of caring for this planet is not only for nations but every living being here on Earth. 

The pollution of this planet must stop !. 

Let me put this another way and that is on this planet we call Earth we are just tenants and must someday have to answer to the landlord who is our creator on how we took care of his property.

Frederick R. Bedell Jr.

Glen Oaks Village

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