Pope falls short
Re “How the pope is saving Earth,” Opinion, July 14
It is commendable that Pope Benedict XVI has made a commitment to the global warming crisis by restoring 37 acres of forest in Hungary and plans to install a collection of solar panels atop the Paul VI Audience Hall.
But as much as we may applaud his actions, he seems to have overlooked the root cause of global warming: the overpopulation of this planet.
As much as those trees and solar panels are a step in the right direction, his greatest contribution to this problem would be an effort on his part to influence the world to support the movement toward family planning.
Roy T. Kobayashi
Fullerton
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