Pope launches green initiative, decrying "predatory attitude" toward planet

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis leads the Pentecost Mass at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis launched an initiative on Tuesday to make Catholic institutions ranging from families to universities to businesses environmentally sustainable in seven years, saying a "predatory attitude" toward the planet must end.

The Laudato Si Action Platform takes its name from the pope's landmark 2015 encyclical on the need to protect the environment, reduce wasteful lifestyles, stem global warming and