I’ve written about Cardinal George Pell before on the Sopabox, speaking a little of my admiration and affection for the man who is so often criticised and even demonised by many within and outside the Church.
As the author of a column in one of Australia’s largest Sunday newspapers, he has a big reputation and the ability to polarise people’s opinions. Add that potential and stir in one of the great debates of our generation — climate change/global warming — and you’re in for a treat. The good cardinal didn’t disappoint.
You see, Cardinal Pell isn’t so sure that the changes in climate that have been taking place in recent years are caused by man’s behaviour. He says he has studied all the arguments and, from what he’s read, there’s evidence that temperatures were actually higher during the days of the Roman Empire and in the Middle Ages than they are now. He also questioned the theory that rises in carbon dioxide lead to higher temperatures, instead proposing that the opposite may in fact be true.
In recent days, an Australian scientist has decided to challenge Cardinal Pell’s assertions, basically saying that the cardinal is basing his conclusions on flawed science that has subsequently been discredited.
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