Pope Francis will make his first trip to the United States on
Tuesday, the start of a six-day tour through Washington, D.C., New York City and Philadelphia that is expected to be both historic and contentious.
Though the pope will spend time parading around and visiting cathedrals, he will also speak before a potentially hostile Congress, make a similar speech in front of world leaders at the
United Nations General Assembly, and preside over a Mass in Philadelphia that is expected to draw one million people.
Officials say they don't know what the pope will say to
Congress on Thursday, but many expect him to demand more action against climate change in front of an audience
dominated by a Republican Party that hasn't decided whether they believe climate change is an existential threat.
The pope released a 180-page official letter in June lambasting leaders across the globe for doing so little to combat climate change—which he called a man-made threat. Francis is also likely to shame world leaders for their inaction on climate change when he speaks before them Friday at the United Nations General Assembly.
In the letter, Francis wrote:
"The failure of global summits on the environment make it plain that our politics are subject to technology and finance. There are too many special interests, and economic interests easily end up trumping the common good and manipulating information so that their own plans will not be affected."Republicans are hoping that the pope's ire is not directed only at them. Francis may also voice his anti-abortion views at a time when many conservative legislators are trying to defund Planned Parenthood, a nationwide organization that provides healthcare and abortion services for women.
I wish he would also give Obama a talk on gay marriages. Lol
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