To the editor: The headline says all of it in columnist Sammy Roth’s current 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 thus 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 “nearly definitely probably the most well-known local weather essay ever written,” leaves a wealthy legacy we inherit and a name we should heed.
Of the numerous images circulating for the reason that pope died, my private favourite was taken in Rome and depicts a smiling Francis going through the younger environmentalist Greta Thunberg holding a small poster that claims, “Have fun Laudato Si.’” It reminds us that, for our species and the opposite planetary species we’re linked to, we should battle the local weather disaster.
Starflower Thomson, Joshua Tree
