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Pope Francis thinks earth looks like ‘immense pile of filth’

Pope Francis released his much-anticipated encyclical 'Laudato Si' (Praise Be), on the environment Thursday, declaring an urgent need for the political and spiritual conversion of global leaders and individuals to dedicate themselves to curbing climate change and ending policies and personal habits that destroy creation. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino

Pope Francis is the most influential world leader on Twitter, and he used that platform to speak about environmentalism.

But he didn’t do it in the most holy way.

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Earlier this month, before the pope’s encyclical on the environment, Republican presidential-hopeful Rick Santorum said that the pope should leave the science to the scientists.

Well, Rick, Pope Francis actually is a scientist. He’s previously worked as a chemist, according to NPR.

On Thursday, the pontiff called for a radical transformation of environmental practices to confront climate change. He blamed “apathy, the reckless pursuit of profits, excessive faith in technology and political shortsightedness’’ in his 184-page encyclical.

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He sums it all up well in his sassy-yet-straightforward tweet.

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