These are challenging times to be sure but I have some news I think speaks to what is possible if we commit to sincere action.
As time is short I will open with a humble request that requires your action by Tuesday Nov. 24th. Please send a letter of support addressed to Pope Benedict using this form (http://bit.ly/popetocopenhagen) expressing the desire for the Pope to enter the discussion of responding to Climate Change.
Below is an explanation of what is going on.
Our friend (and past guest), Stuart Scott has an audience with the the Pope, Pope Benedict, this Wednesday Nov.25th where he will be encouraging his eminence to take a firm position on Climate Change by asking him to attend the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen Denmark in December. This is where world leaders are meeting to determine the course of our response to climate change over the next decade. Stuart’s journey began about a month ago when he felt a calling to ask the Pope to get involved in solving climate change. He had the vision to get on a plane to Italy and undertake a 209km pilgrimage from Assisi to the Vatican figuring the namesake of St. Francis of Assisi would be an appropriate place to start his quest (St Francis is known as the patron saint of animals and the environment). He left with nothing but good intentions, no commitments, no guarantees. After negotiating through a half dozen gate-keepers, this Wednesday Stuart will personally hand deliver an invitation from UN Climate Secretary Yvo de Boer,as well as the the email responses he gets from us, directly to the Pope as part of the audience he has been granted. This is no joke. If you have something you would like to say to the Pope, now is your chance. Thank you for your time.
If you want to know more about Stuart’s work we will have him on the radio show talking about his work with the Interdenominational Climate Commitment in December. Also look for our interview with his compatriot in the IDCC, Rob Kinslow in two weeks.
