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Dumping plastic in waterways is 'criminal', pope says in interview
Dumping plastic in waterways is "criminal" and must end if humanity wants to save the planet for future generations, Pope Francis said in a television interview on Sunday.
In the hour-long interview on state broadcaster RAI's Channel 3, Francis (above)
also reiterated some of the key themes of his papacy, condemning
excessive spending on armaments, defending the rights of migrants, and
condemning ideological rigidity by conservatives in the Church.
Francis, who has made defending the environment a cornerstone of his pontificate, recounted how...
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