News, Pope to youth: Save planet 'before it is too late' (church, verse)
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Pontiff speaks to up to half-a-million at Church's 'eco-friendly' youth rally.
LORETO, Italy - Pope Benedict, leading the Catholic Church’s first “eco-friendly” youth rally, on Sunday told up to half a million people that world leaders must make courageous decisions to save the planet “before it is too late.”
“A decisive ’yes’ is needed in decisions to safeguard creation as well as a strong commitment to reverse tendencies that risk leading to irreversible situations of degradation,” the 80-year old Pope said in his homily.
Pope: Save planet before 'too late' - Focus on the Vatican - MSNBC.com (broken link)