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Vatican adds its voice to warnings on climate change

May 13, 2007
"Climate change, biotechnology, trade justice and pollution are all now being debated at a far higher level by the world's major religions,"
- Martin Palmer, secretary general of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation

The Vatican - The pope has spoken about the need to preserve rainforests and is far more engaged in the green debate than his predecessor, Vatican sources say

The Vatican on Thursday added its voice to a rising chorus of warnings from churches around the world that climate change and abuse of the environment is against God's will, and that the one-billion-strong Catholic Church must become far greener.

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