<p><b>The complete text of the landmark encyclical letter from Pope Francis that as <i>Time</i> magazine reported 'rocked the international community'</b></p><p>In the <i>Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality</i> the beloved Pope exhorts the world to combat environmental degradation and its impact on the poor. In a stirring clarion call that is not merely aimed at Catholic listeners but rather at a wide lay audience the Pope cites the overwhelming scientific evidence of climate change and does not hesitate to detail how it is the result of a historic level of unequal distribution of wealth.</p><p>It is in short as the <i>New York Times </i>labeled it 'An urgent call to action . . . intended to persuade followers around the world change their behavior in hopes of protecting a fragile planet.'</p><p>With an insightful and informative introduction by Harvard professor Naomi Oreskes famed for her bestselling <i>Merchants of Doubt:</i> <i>How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming.</i></p>