Then the princes,
the governors,
and captains,
the judges,
the treasurers,
the counsellors,
the sheriffs,
and all the rulers of the provinces,
were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up;
and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Daniel 3:3
....that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
Revelation 13:15
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- The UN secretary general, the World Bank president, plus the heads of the UN climate talks and the UN environment programme have all welcomed the encyclical, along with scores of charities and faith groups.
- Church leaders will brief members of Congress on the encyclical on Thursday, and the White House on Friday on the encyclical. “It is our marching orders for advocacy,” said Joseph Kurtz the president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops." guardian
Gov. Jerry Brown of California at Vatican Summit |
At the end of a two-day Vatican summit on Wednesday, several dozen mayors from around the world unanimously adopted a declaration pledging to endorse the goals and work to implement them in their home cities." FOX
"President Barack Obama says he hopes world leaders will consider Pope Francis' plea for bold action to curb climate change, ahead of the United Nations climate talks ..." DenverPost
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