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Is It a Sin to Disregard Climate Change?

Question:

Is it sinful to disregard climate change knowing it is causing loss of human life?

Answer:

Without entering into the debate about scientific evidence for and against a “climate change” crisis, we can safely say that we’re all called to be good stewards of God’s creation—which means not abusing the Earth, including not frivolously using resources like heat and air conditioning.

For more on this issue, please see Ronald Rychlak’s analysis in Catholic Answers Magazine, and also Jimmy Akin’s analysis of Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment.

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