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There are more than a billion baptized Catholics in the world who count themselves within the flock of the pope. So when a new pope talks up the environment, it might signal a real change.
世界上把自己歸為教皇信眾的、經過洗禮的天主教人士已超過十億人。因此當一個新教皇大聲提到環境時，就可能預示了真正的改變。
In the Mass that made Francis the new pope, he called for "respecting each of God's creatures and respecting the environment in which we live."
弗朗西斯是一位被眾人擁護的新教皇，他呼吁“尊重上帝創造的萬物，尊重我們耐以生存的環境。”
The new pope takes his very name from a medieval saint known for his love of nature. Saint Francis of Assisi renounced an earthly fortune, founded the Franciscan order of monks and preached to birds. For Catholics, he's the patron saint of the environment.
這位新教皇的名字取自于一位中世紀的圣徒，他以熱愛自然著稱。圣方濟放棄了塵世的榮華，建立了方濟會，倡導清修，向眾生布道。對于天主教徒，他就是環境的守護神。
If the Church goes green, it could have a real impact. It's both one of the largest property owners on the planet and it can marshal significant numbers of people to achieve social goals.
如果教堂奉行綠色環保，那么會給大眾帶來真正的影響。因為教堂既是這個星球上最大產業的業主，也能動員眾多的成員來實現社會目標。
Of course, the greatest green action that Pope Francis could take is to embrace family planning. Empowering women to determine family size, among other things, is a big environmental boon. The new pope's namesake called the world's organisms our “brother and sister creatures.” We'll see what Pope Francis does for the rest of the family.
當然，教皇弗朗西斯采取的最環保的行動就是迎接家庭計劃。在其他方面，給婦女權利去決定家庭規模，這對環境大大有利。與新教皇同名的圣方濟稱世界上所有的有機物為“兄弟姐妹”。我們將會見證教皇弗朗西斯為余下的家庭成員謀取的福利。
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