To the editor: The headline says all of it in columnist Sammy Roth’s latest article on Pope Francis (“Pope Francis was a climate hero. Trump’s reign gives his words extra meaning,” April 22). I’m not Catholic, however I mourn the pope’s loss of life as a result of he spoke for therefore many people. Francis had a background as a scientist previous to becoming a member of the priesthood, and he was considerate and clever. His prescient “Laudato Si’” which, as Roth notes, is “virtually definitely essentially the most well-known local weather essay ever written,” leaves a wealthy legacy we inherit and a name we should heed.
Of the various images circulating for the reason that pope died, my private favourite was taken in Rome and depicts a smiling Francis dealing with the younger environmentalist Greta Thunberg holding a small poster that claims, “Rejoice Laudato Si.’” It reminds us that, for our species and the opposite planetary species we’re related to, we should battle the local weather disaster.
Starflower Thomson, Joshua Tree
