Pope Francis Wants to Ban Nuclear Power

Timothy Birdnow

Pope Francis is on record as a global warmist. The Peronista Pontiff has, in fact, suggested that the Church makes carbon emissions a Sin. He believes the Earth is in mortal peril (and that God is not in charge) from human industrial emissions.

So why, then, does he now call for a moratorium on nuclear power?

Nuclear energy is the only truly "carbon neutral" energy source. It produces power without producing any carbon dioxide. Even wind and solar produce carbon dioxide because a.it takes traditional manufacturing techniques which produce co2 and b."renewable" energy still requires traditional backups. Nuclear produces more energy - much more - than goes into it's production and produces more than enough energy. There are no emissions dumped into the atmosphere, exxcept maybe some steam vented from the boilers.

Using his moral authority to attack nuclear after proclaiming "climate change" a sin is beyond hypocritical and illustrates that this man's real purpose is to attack the free market, not engage in stewardship.

Francis argues that, since there is some risk with nuclear power, we should ban the whole thing:

"It’s my personal opinion, but I wouldn’t use nuclear power until it’s completely safe,” he said. "Some say that it is a risk to the care of creation and that the use of nuclear energy must be banned. I’m drawing the line at security.”

"There is no guarantee of guaranteeing that a disaster will not occur,” he said. "Yes, once every ten years in the world. Then there’s creation. The disaster that nuclear power causes to creation, to the human person.”

But is a dam safe? Dams sometimes break, killing people downstream with floodwaters. Is natural gas safe?  Lots of homes have exploded when they have filled with gas from a leak.

What is safe?  Fire is very unsafe. Had Francis had his way our Paleolithic ancestors would never have employed it. We'd still be thick-browed, lantern-jawed barbarians living in caves.

Look how many acres of land burned in California recently. Look at the fires in the Amazon, or in Africa. By his reasoning we should ban all use of fire.

I don't believe this man is that big a fool. He's more interested in friendship with the world than with serving God, methinks.

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