Days before he is expected to send out an official encyclical letter on the issue, Pope Francis called on the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics to pay attention to environmental issues and act as “stewards of creation.” What do you think?

“The pope should know better than to drop a major spoiler like that when we haven’t had a chance to read the new encyclical yet.” Jen Pettway • Lifeguard Trainee


“Until the pope is willing to enact serious carbon restrictions in Vatican City, these are just words.” Patrick Philpott • Systems Analyst