Pope Francis Blasts ‘Perverse Attitudes’ Of Climate Change Deniers Carol Kuruvilla and Carol Kuruvilla Pope Francis is once again proving he has absolutely zero patience for climate change deniers. Climate change is “ one of the most worrying phenomena our humanity is experiencing ,” the pontiff wrote Thursday in a letter sent to world leaders gathered for the United Nations’ annual climate change conference. He also warned participants against falling prey to certain “perverse” attitudes on the issue, including denial, indifference and resignation. Such attitudes “certainly do not help honest research or sincere and productive dialogue on building the future of our planet,” Francis wrote , according to a translation provided by Vatican Radio . “We need an exchange that unites us all, because the environmental challenge we are experiencing, and its human roots, regards us all, and affects us all.” Pope Francis has long been an advocate for action on climat...