Francis & the Environment in NYTimes | National Catholic Reporter

Francis & the Environment in NYTimes | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: If the speakers are correct from these conferences, the Pope has it exactly right - the problem for the environment is poverty caused by Capitalism.  Global warming, while it does hurt the environment, is mostly a problem because it hurts the poor - indeed, it kills them (as does capitalism, frankly).  If the new Encyclical goes down that road, it upends those who say we are worried more about trees than people.   It is about the people, especially the poor and how they are being kept there (regardless of warming).