Pope's stance on climate change is revolutionary: Leonardo DiCaprioVatican City, Feb 2(AZINS) Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio says Pope Francis has inspiring and revolutionary views on the issue of climate change.

The 41-year-old Revenant actor said it was a great honour that a spiritual leader is endorsing a scientific movement, reported People magazine.

""I think he wrote this encyclical, which is one of the most important things in the climate change history, so to speak. Basically, spreading the gospel that we should care about the planet we live in. It's a sin to destroy our planet. He's been inspiring and revolutionary to come out and be outspoken about the issue of climate change and endorse the scientific community...The fact that he's come out as this spiritual leader endorsing the scientific movement is unprecedented and was an incredible honour," DiCaprio said.

During the 15-minute meeting, the actor presented the pontiff with a check from his environmental philanthropy foundation for the Pope to use for charity works and gifted him with a book containing works by the painter Hieronymus Bosch.