A group of environmental activists, writers and scientists met to reflect on Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum, published on October 4. The participants came from all over the world and many came to the Vatican Gardens to participant in this event.
Italian activist and sociologist, Carlo Petrini, described the need for this papal document that builds upon the Pope's first encyclical on care for the environment published in 2015.
CARLO PETRINI
Sociologist and Activist
8 years in which humanity, and in particular the political sensitivity to the environmental situation, has not made much progress.
The drama and awareness of Pope Francis' message is being embraced as one of the last opportunities for us all to get moving or else we fall into the void and it will be difficult to have another exhortation and the situation will become more and more serious.
2021 Physics Nobel Prize winner, Giorgio Leonardo Renato Parisi, highlighted that Pope Francis' call to action can only work if changes are made on all levels: international, national and personal.
GIORGIO LEONARDO RENATO PARISI
Physics Nobel Prize winner 2021
The point I want to make that the Pope, according to me, emphasized well in the document is that successfully stopping climate change requires effort from everyone. It is an operation that in fact has colossal costs, not only financial but social costs.
Laudate Deum urges participation from everone to help prevent reaching the critical point of no return and help protect the environment for future generations.
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