Pope Francis: Annotated Bibliography

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Annotated Bibliography

Source: "Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’ Of The Holy Father Francis On Care For Our Common Home (official English-language text of encyclical)". Retrieved 18 June 2015

Pope Francis chooses to share his own personal concern for the enviroment in his writings towards the industrialised world. Francis spoke deeply on his theological perspective of embracing the beauty of God’s precious earth by reducing pollution and aknowlodging the tragic realities of climate change. His letters have transended into many public remarks that share his convictions towards the state of our own ecosystem. The Pope as author also chooses to state the significance of this global issue by describing the drastic effects it has caused in an enourmous

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