Archbishop of Port Moresby, John Ribat and Fr.Victor Roche were part of the representatives of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences from the 5 different continents that met in Rome this week to sign an appeal on climate change and its impacts.
The signing supports Pope Francis’ call to protect God’s creation and the poor who suffer most from its exploitation.
Ribat is the President of the Federation of the Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO) while Roche is the General Secretary of the FCBCO.
Roche explained that the 10-point proposal calls for governments throughout the world to approve legally binding limits to global average temperatures set a mid-century goal for complete decarbonisation.
“This plus provide binding and ambitious mitigation commitments that recognize the different responsibilities for, and abilities to adapt to, global warming,” said Roche.