{"id":2428649,"date":"2025-04-29T08:07:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T12:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-takes-lots-of-jet-fuel-for-a-funeral-for-a-climate-alarmist-pope\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T08:12:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T12:12:05","slug":"it-takes-lots-of-jet-fuel-for-a-funeral-for-a-climate-alarmist-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-takes-lots-of-jet-fuel-for-a-funeral-for-a-climate-alarmist-pope\/","title":{"rendered":"It Takes Lots Of Jet Fuel For A Funeral For A Climate Alarmist Pope"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fit-takes-lots-of-jet-fuel-for-a-funeral-for-a-climate-alarmist-pope%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2428649&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The passage is a critique of Pope Francis\u2019s actions and statements regarding climate change, especially in light of his funeral. The author argues that Francis, despite his vocal commitments to environmentalism, did not take meaningful steps to reduce his carbon footprint in life or in death. For example, they suggest he could have opted out of a customary papal funeral to make a final statement on climate duty, as opposed to the extravagant ceremonies that occurred, which required significant fossil fuels. <\/p>\n<p>the piece also examines the contradiction between the Pope&#8217;s calls to end fossil fuel reliance and his reliance on fossil fuels for his international travels and public events. The author labels Francis a &#8220;political hypocrite&#8221; for not living up to the standards he preached on environmentalism. Additionally, they criticize other prominent climate advocates who participated in Francis&#8217;s funeral, suggesting that their actions reveal a lack of genuine commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-meets-with-democrats-about-passing-key-infrastructure-priorities-on-a-party-line-vote\/\" title=\"Schumer Meets With Democrats About Passing Key Infrastructure Priorities On A Party-Line Vote\">climate change mitigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>the author expresses a belief that the climate crisis is exaggerated and critiques the &#8220;climate cult&#8221; while advocating for the benefits of fossil fuels, arguing that they are vital for human flourishing and dignity. The piece ends with a prayer for Francis and a wish that the misguided views regarding climate issues die with him.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In his final act as pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Francis, in keeping with his deep commitment to the climate and well-cultivated image of personal humility, could have foregone a papal funeral.<\/p>\n<p>To the thousands of world leaders and dignitaries flying to Rome as required by international protocol, Pope Francis could have extended an invitation to stay home. He could have ordered he not lie in state, preventing the Vatican pilgrimage of hundreds of thousands of faithful to pay their respects. He could have even skipped the motorcade through the streets of Rome. All this, as a memorable gesture to maintain a smaller carbon footprint &mdash; one last gift to the planet by not contributing to the climate crisis.<\/p>\n<p>He did not.<\/p>\n<p>In the final moments Francis&rsquo; mortal body was on this earth, the Holy Father demonstrated ever more clearly that indeed, there is no climate crisis. There are no personal actions he or the world&rsquo;s elite would ever, ever, take for the climate. It is all theater.<\/p>\n<p>On climate change, Francis died as he lived: another political hypocrite.<\/p>\n<p>Harsh words coming from me, a Catholic, about the Pope, let alone the recently deceased Pope, but Francis&rsquo; climate alarmism, nay his downright climate ignorance, are far, far worse. If Francis&rsquo; climate beliefs were ever to become policy prescriptions, most of the world would die, starting with the poor, elderly, and infirm. We can only thank God the Pope no longer has an army.<\/p>\n<p>Francis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/pope\/news\/2025-04\/pope-francis-pilgrim-apostolic-journeys-jesus-closeness.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visited<\/a> 68 countries during his reign. The jet fuel and the tanks of gas came from somewhere. So too the altars erected in parks and fields so the enormous crowds could gather to his side. For example, at World Youth Day in Manila, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ckg2y4k3dpyo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">largest ever Mass<\/a> in history saw 6 million in attendance. Quite a petrochemical-heavy event. Media praised Francis, who braved the pouring rain, driving the gas-powered Popemobile around the grounds wearing a waterproof, plastic poncho.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, fossil fuels, for making it possible for the Bishop of Rome to be in the Philippines. Thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-rowe-reacts-to-john-kerrys-solar-panel-comments-energy-cant-be-the-enemy\/\" title=\"Mike Rowe Reacts To ...\u2019s Solar Panel Comments: \u2018Energy Can\u2019t Be The Enemy\u2019\">fossil fuel workers<\/a>, laboring in difficult, even dangerous jobs, for providing him with these resources.<\/p>\n<h2>Pope Wanted to &lsquo;End the Era of Fossil Fuel&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>&ldquo;Enough with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-invents-2020-fracking-position-to-hide-her-actual-views\/\" title=\"Harris Invents 2020 Fracking Position To Hide Her Actual Views\">fossil fuels&#038;rdquo<\/a>; Francis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/enough-with-fossil-fuels-pope-says-latest-climate-appeal-2023-05-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proclaimed<\/a> at an audience in 2023 before the U.N. Climate Summit in Dubai, ordering that we &ldquo;must listen to science and institute a rapid and equitable transition to end the era of fossil fuel.&rdquo; A papal address that sounded uncomfortably like Bernie Sanders&rsquo; talking points.<\/p>\n<p>Francis made no effort to live the &ldquo;end the era of fossil fuels&rdquo; in his life, but he would condemn others who do so &mdash; those not elite enough to be protected by socio-economic structures while enjoying the power to attack said structures.<\/p>\n<p>Here, I can soften my criticism by dilution. Francis was in good company at his funeral, as numerous climate hypocrites were there too.<\/p>\n<h2>Other Hypocrites<\/h2>\n<p>John Kerry was there. Why? Because he&rsquo;s John Kerry, and you&rsquo;re not. The former Biden administration &ldquo;climate czar&rdquo; sees himself as the pope of his own religion, <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/as-bidens-climate-czar-john-kerry-has-flown-more-than-180000-miles-emitting-9-5-million-pounds-of-carbon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">flying around the world<\/a> in a year more than most people would in many lifetimes.<\/p>\n<p>Another Massachusetts climate guru, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/04\/25\/house-senate-bipartisan-group-pope-francis-funeral-rome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sen. Ed Markey<\/a>, also attended Francis&rsquo; funeral. This is the same Ed Markey who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markey.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/markey-and-ocasio-cortez-reintroduce-green-new-deal-resolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">authored<\/a> the neo-Marxist, reductionist &ldquo;Green New Deal&rdquo; and <a href=\"https:\/\/fossilfueltreaty.org\/senator-markey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">who called<\/a> for a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fossil fuel free future&#038;rdquo<\/a>; at the U.N. Climate Conference just a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Nancy Pelosi attended. She <a href=\"https:\/\/pelosi.house.gov\/issues\/energy-and-environment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called the climate crisis<\/a> a &ldquo;code red for humanity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Dick Durbin went to the pope&rsquo;s funeral. Just one month ago <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorDurbin\/status\/1903147219076911491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he shared his worry<\/a> that &ldquo;the world continues to plunge into a climate crisis.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>None of these leaders offered to forgo the funeral and watch it on TV for the planet. In fact, I cannot find a time any climate leader, ever, has forgone a world conference or spectacle for the purpose of reducing his carbon footprint. Why? Because there is no climate crisis, and their actions admit it.<\/p>\n<p>I share this line at every climate speech I give: Any person who does not do voluntarily in his personal life what he wants government power to force you do in yours, is a threat to you and your freedom, rights, and property.<\/p>\n<h2>Thankful for Fossil Fuels<\/h2>\n<p>The Vatican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2025\/04\/25\/pope-francis-death-vatican-funeral\/83274704007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> said Pope Francis &ldquo;died peacefully.&rdquo; My father died peacefully, thanks to an I.V. needle in his arm, forged from coal, connected to hollow, non-toxic tubing made from oil, through which flowed a calming medicine derived from natural gas. What a gift from God, to die peacefully.<\/p>\n<p>My love of God compels me as a Catholic to offer prayers for Pope Francis and his eternal repose. My love of humanity compels me to advocate for life-saving, dignity-bestowing fossil fuels. We are better, healthier, stronger, more prosperous, more hygienic, better educated, and better able to serve God and mankind because of the millions of products which come from this gift God has put under our feet and given humanity the wisdom to harness. The climate cult would turn human existence into squalor rather than see it is the earth which provides us with the ability to elevate humanity to be stewards of the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Rest in peace, Holy Father. I pray that the misguided, opportunistic, histrionics of the ungodly climate cult is laid to rest with you.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Daniel Turner is the founder and executive director of Power The Future, a national nonprofit organization that advocates for American energy jobs. Contact him at daniel@powerthefuture.com and follow him on Twitter @DanielTurnerPTF.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis could have skipped his funeral for climate reasons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":820,"featured_media":2428650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pope-e1745867128655.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51667,20106,54270,21572],"class_list":["post-2428649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-climate-change-2","tag-environmentalism","tag-jet-fuel","tag-papacy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pope-e1745867128655.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/820"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2428649"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2428657,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2428649\/revisions\/2428657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2428650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2428649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2428649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2428649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}