A Roman Catholic church leader says the Pope’s encyclical on the environment is an important message to people of all faiths.
Springfield Bishop Mitchell Rozanski said the first major document from Pope Francis will get people talking and get people thinking.
" He is really addressing this encyclical to everyone," said Rozanski. " He is calling for everyone to take care of the one world we all share in common, as the Pope says in his encyclical."
Rozanski said the encyclical builds on statements from several of Francis’ predecessors, and does not represent a new stand by the Catholic church. Work on the encyclical began under Pope Benedict XVI.
