I used to have respect for the Catholic Archibishop of Sydney, George Pell — he is after all a dignified and influential leader among a large and prominent religious group. But then I read this.

Apparently, global warming is just a bunch of hysteric and extreme claims from pagans, and the Koran is riddled with calls to violence. (The latter statement has generated enough trouble that he put out a backpedalling media release today.)