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Before Francis, long line of popes voiced environment alarm
2015-06-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Anxiety has gripped American conservatives over Pope Francis' upcoming encyclical on the environment. So much so that you might think a pope had never before blamed fossil fuels for global warming. Or accused energy companies of hoarding the Earth's resources at the expense of the poor. Or urged the rich to consume less and share more. But several of Francis' immediate predecessors have done just that, inspired by the Bible itself -- raising the question of what all the fuss is about. Why would...
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