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The current pontiff has sharply rebuked those who underestimate the "increasingly evident" consequences of climate change in his first major statement on global warming.
Repeating the words of his predecessor Pope Francis, the current Pope condemned critics who "deride those who address environmental changes".
The pontiff's comments, made during a address in Castel Gondolfo near Rome, are considered an subtle condemnation of some government officials who have previously rejected climate science.
Pope Leo also urged greater action from individuals around the world on environmental issues, declaring there was no place for apathy or resignation.
Previous Developments
The religious leader was presenting at a gathering to mark a decade since the issuing of the papal document.
That significant text, authored by his predecessor, made the topic of global warming a key element of the Vatican's priorities.
Numerous observers attribute to it for creating the atmosphere that culminated in the global environmental treaty in the past decade.
But the recently elected leader, who was selected in recent months, was concerned that the question of climate change was now growing more polarized.
"Various parties have decided to mock the increasingly evident evidence of climate change, to ridicule those who discuss climate change, and even to fault the poor for the precise circumstance that affects them the strongest."
International Landscape
In recent weeks at the United Nations meeting in New York, certain world leaders challenged the environmental activism as controversial statements about clean power.
The Pope, the original religious leader born in the US, has earlier conflicted with some leaderships on topics including immigration and country safety.
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Request for Participation
In his latest address, the religious leader requested individuals globally to exert greater force on elected representatives.
People need to take an active role in government choices, he said, as "solely at that point will it be feasible to lessen the damage caused to the natural world".
The pontiff said that every individual will have to answer a inquiry from God.
"God will inquire of us if we have developed and safeguarded the planet that was created for the welfare of all and for future generations, and if we have looked after our other people - how will we provide our answer, my valued listeners?"
Future Gatherings
The environmental conference was held about four weeks from the start of COP30 in Brazil.
Global representatives and policy makers will gather in the Amazonian city as attempts to confront increasing pollution of climate-changing substances have declined in the government priorities.
Various international figures requested the pontiff to attend the environmental conference to offer an essential input so that the gathering may go down in history as the important time of execution.
The recent conference also featured prominent environmental advocates who applauded the pontiff as a real world "leader", as he had vowed to placing renewable energy systems on all the religious institution's structures.
