教宗呼籲爲子孫後代保護環境大綱

Pope Francis continues his tour of South America in Boliva Wednesday, after urging the faithful to open their arms to the poor and preserve the environment for future generations during a pair of speeches in Ecuador.

羅馬天主教宗方濟各繼續南美之行，星期三在玻利維亞訪問。此前，他在厄瓜多爾的兩次講話中敦促信衆向窮人伸出援手，並且要爲子孫後代保護環境。

The pontiff told a group of business leaders and indigenous tribes in the capital city of Quito that "the goods of the Earth are meant for everyone, and however much someone may parade his property, it has a social mortgage."

教宗在厄瓜多爾首都基多對一些商界領袖和土著部落成員說：“地球的資源是每個人的，不管一個人如何顯示他的財產，這種財產都有社會成本。”

His remarks on the environment were the first since he released his encyclical last month calling on world leaders to take immediate action to halt climate change, including ending the Earth's reliance on fossil fuels.

教宗上個月發表聖諭，呼籲世界各國領導人立即行動起來，制止氣候變化，其中包括結束地球對化石燃料的依賴。教宗在基多的講話是自那以來首次提到環境問題。

Pope Francis has faced heated criticism among climate change skeptics for his stance, especially in the United States, which he plans to visit in September. Conservatives have denounced him as ill-informed on the issue, and have called on him to drop the issue.

對氣候變化持懷疑態度的人、特別是美國國內持這種態度的人對教宗的立場提出尖銳批評。教宗計劃今年9月訪問美國。保守派指責教宗不瞭解氣候變化，要求他不再提這個問題。