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Washington D.C., Sep 25, 2017 \/ 05:01 pm (CNA<\/a>).- The United States should create a commission to combat the harms of climate change and promote human dignity as a whole, the U.S. bishops said in a letter to Congress.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Church calls for courageous actions and strategies aimed at promoting an integral ecology that considers together the protection of nature, the need for equitable economic development and the promotion of human dignity, especially that of the poor,\u201d the chairmen of two bishops\u2019 conference committees said in a Sept. 15 letter to Congress.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops backed the Climate Solutions Commission Act of 2017, which would establish a bipartisan National Climate Solutions Commission. The bill, H.R. 2326, was introduced by U.S. Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.), a member of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis bill has the potential to inspire positive and concrete solutions towards protecting our common home,\u201d said the bishops\u2019 letter.<\/p>\n

The joint letter was signed by Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, chair of the U.S. bishops\u2019 Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development; and Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, N.M., chair of the bishops\u2019 Committee on International Justice and Peace.<\/p>\n

They characterized the legislation as \u201can important bipartisan step for protecting the environment and mitigating the harmful effects of climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bishops Dewane and Cantu stressed the Catholic Church\u2019s consistent emphasis on \u201cthe importance of pursuing environmental solutions that are beneficial to all people.\u201d<\/p>\n

They cited Pope Francis\u2019 2015 encyclical \u201cLaudato Si,\u201d which stressed the urgent need for policies to reduce carbon dioxide and other polluting gases. During his September 2015 visit to the U.S., the Pope encouraged the U.S. Congress to work to \u201cavert the most serious effects of the environmental deterioration caused by human activity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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