Published on Jun 7, 2015

Pope Francis thinks that we need to get serious to deal with climate change. Rick Santorum, Republican Presidential Candidate, thinks he needs to keep his opinions to himself.

Cenk Uygur (The Young Turks) and John Iadarola (Think Tank) break it down. Tell us what you think in the comments below.

Read more here: http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/06/03/3665559/rick-santorum-pope-francis-climate-change/

"On June 16, Pope Francis is expected to release an encyclical letter on the environment, the Catholic Church’s strongest statement to date on the moral issues associated with climate change. It’s a move that has environmentalists very excited -- and one GOP presidential nominee less than thrilled.

During an interview with a Philadelphia radio station on Monday, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum -- a devout Catholic -- said that while he loves Pope Francis, he thinks the Pope should leave discussions about climate change to scientists.

“The church has gotten it wrong a few times on science,” Santorum told radio host Dom Giordano. “We probably are better off leaving science to the scientists, and focusing on what we’re really good at, which is theology and morality.”

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Pope Francis thinks that we need to get serious to deal with climate change. Rick Santorum, Republican Presidential Candidate, thinks he needs to keep his opinions to himself. Cenk Uygur (The Young Turks) and John Iadarola (Think Tank) break it down. Tell us what you think in the comments below.