Why is the pope siding with communist UN?

[Matilda_Bott]

I have loved this pope for his humility and ,I thought, adherence to the teachings of the Faith.
With this acceptance to climate change and comraderie with the United Nations, Pope Francis has disappointed me and causes me to worry. Many reputable scientists denounce the idea of climate change. Their voices should have been heard during this recent conference but none were invited. Also, the United Nations is a communist organization behind most, if not all, of the recent wars. How can Pope Francis powwow with them?
Is he someone other than first thought. I am truly worried and concerned.

 

[Fr.Charles_Grondin]

Pope Francis is doing exactly what many of his predecessors have done.

Many Popes have worked with the United Nations to advance common causes and praised the good that has been done:

Pope Paul VI Address to the UN
Pope John Paul II Address to the UN
Pope Benedict XVI Address to the UN

The Holy See’s UN Website

As for the environment, Pope Francis is following in the footsteps of his predecessors.

Pope Benedict XVI also referred to climate change:

Preservation of the environment, promotion of sustainable development and particular attention to climate change are matters of grave concern for the entire human family … With increasing clarity scientific research demonstrates that the impact of human actions in any one place or region can have worldwide effects. The consequences of disregard for the environment cannot be limited to an immediate area or populus because they always harm human coexistence, and thus betray human dignity and violate the rights of citizens who desire to live in a safe environment.

Pope Benedict XVI 2007 Letter to the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Can we remain indifferent before the problems associated with such realities as climate change, desertification, the deterioration and loss of productivity in vast agricultural areas, the pollution of rivers and aquifers, the loss of biodiversity, the increase of natural catastrophes and the deforestation of equatorial and tropical regions?

Pope Benedixt XVI Address on World Day of Peace

For this reason I share the growing concern caused by economic and political resistance to combatting the degradation of the environment. This problem was evident even recently, during the XV Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Copenhagen from 7 to 18 December last. I trust that in the course of this year, first in Bonn and later in Mexico City, it will be possible to reach an agreement for effectively dealing with this question. The issue is all the more important in that the very future of some nations is at stake, particularly some island states.

2010 Pope Benedict XVI Address to the Diplomatic Corps

Environmental protection and the connection between fighting poverty and fighting climate change are important areas for the promotion of integral human development. For this reason, I hope that, pursuant to the XVII session of the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change recently concluded in Durban, the international community will prepare for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (“Rio + 20”) as an authentic “family of nations” and thus with a great sense of solidarity and responsibility towards present and future generations.

2012 Pope Benedict XVI Address to the Diplomatic Corps

A second key area where you are called to make a contribution is in showing concern for the environment. This is not only because this country, more than many others, is likely to be seriously affected by climate change. You are called to care for creation not only as responsible citizens, but also as followers of Christ!

Pope Benedict Easter 2009

St. Pope John Paul II also addressed “greenhouse gases”:

The gradual depletion of the ozone layer and the related ‘greenhouse effect’ has now reached crisis proportions as a consequence of industrial growth, massive urban concentrations and vastly increased energy needs. Industrial waste, the burning of fossil fuels, unrestricted deforestation, the use of certain types of herbicides, coolants and propellants: all of these are known to harm the atmosphere and environment. The resulting meteorological and atmospheric changes range from damage to health to the possible future submersion of low-lying lands. While in some cases the damage already done may well be irreversible, in many other cases it can still be halted. It is necessary, however, that the entire human community — individuals, States and international bodies — take seriously the responsibility that is theirs (#6).

I wish to repeat that the ecological crisis is a moral issue…

St. Pope John Paul II 's 1990 World Day of Peace Address

I don’t know why people are singling out Pope Francis on this issue when his predecessors had very similar things to say on this topic.

Further reading: Jimmy Akin’s Pope Francis’s Environmental Encyclical: 13 Things to Know and Share