REV. EDWARD BECK, CNN RELIGION COMMENTATOR: The church for a long time now has been talking about climate change as a moral issue. John Paul II way back in 1990 was talking about it. Benedict followed. We know that Benedict even said it's a sin against the commandments to be a polluter against the environment. And so we have to see the earth as we're stewards of creation. We need to care for it this is God's gift to us. And if you abuse it, then you're really maligning that gift.</s>CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: You know, it's easy to blow off comments like Pat Sajak's tweet but tweets like that resonate among some people. So Father Beck what would you like to say to Pat Sajak?</s>BECK: Well what's interesting to me is the racist-unpatriotic, how you link the two. I think the argument could be made that it is more racist to deny climate change because those being affected by it are the poor. The global poor are affected most by climate change, not the rich who can afford air conditioning and can get around all the deleterious effects of climate control -- climate change.</s>COSTELLO: Father Edward Beck and Reverend Mitchell Hescox thank you so much for both being here. I appreciate it.</s>REV. MITCHELL HESCOX, PRESIDENT EVANGELICAL ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK: You're welcome. God bless.</s>BECK: Thank you.</s>COSTELLO: We are just minutes away from President Obama. He's expected to speak about the VA scandal after meeting with VA Secretary Shinseki. You can watch it live right here on CNN.
Beck: Denying Climate Change is a "Sin"