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.

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."

The actual statement is here: http://www.casinapioiv.va/content/accademia/en/events/2014/s...

Alternative article: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/28/world/europe/pope-francis-...