Earth is fragile, Pope tells astronauts
The earth is a fragile thing that could even destroy itself, Pope Francis has told astronauts on the International Space Station, saying they had an opportunity to see the planet "from the eyes of God". On Thursday, Francis spent about 20 minutes in a video call to the six crew members on the space station, asking them several questions, sometimes with the gee-whiz wonder of a school boy. "Hello ESA (European Space Agency) in the Vatican. This is Space Station. We hear you loud and clear." "Good morning or Good evening. Because when one is in space you never know," the Pope said from behind a desk with a television monitor in front of him. The Pope seemed moved by comments by mission commander Randy Bresnik, one of three Americans on board, who said what gave him the greatest joy in space was "to be able to look outside and see God's creation maybe a little bit from his perspective". "People cannot come up here and see