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devout Catholic: And he wondered out loud if those same politicians who are criticizing the pope, without being scientists, would themselves refrain from talking about science, according to The Toronto Star. Last week, U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, a devout Catholic who says he loves the pope, urged Francis to leave science to the scientists and stop talking about global warming. Turkson acknowledged the pope isn’t a scientist . But Turkson said that shouldn’t bar him from talking about science or consulting with scientists to make pronouncements about important issues. Another U.S. Republican Catholic presidential candidate, Jeb Bush, said such a political issue had no place in faith. Steer told the AP that the Bible has plenty of references to protecting the Earth and its resources, so it really ludicrous that some are saying he shouldn’t deal with this issue. Andrew Steer, president of the World Resources Institute, a Washington-based environmental think-tank, expects the pope encyclical to have an important impact in the U.S. where there are many Catholics who currently have not been supporters of climate action. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.