Environmental Justice
“Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth vegetation: every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree on earth... God saw how good it was.” (Genesis 1:11-12)
“The whole universe is God's dwelling. Earth, a very small, uniquely blessed corner of that universe, gifted with unique natural blessings, is humanity's home, and humans are never so much at home as when God dwells with them.” (Renewing the Earth Pastoral Statement, p. 9)
“Grateful for the gift of creation and contrite in the face of the deteriorating condition of the natural world, we invite Catholics and men and women of good will in every walk of life to consider with us the moral issues raised by the environmental crisis.” This is the invitation to all Catholics to engage in the ministry of environmental justice. This invitation calls us to look and be drawn into issues such climate change, energy consumption, water resources, air pollution, as well as earth contamination and depletion, to name a few.
Catholic social teaching has a depth of reflection on the subject and offers guidance through its principle of “Care for Creation.” The main guideline for the ministry of environmental justice in the United States comes from the bishops Pastoral Statement “Renewing the Earth”, published in 1991.
“The whole universe is God's dwelling. Earth, a very small, uniquely blessed corner of that universe, gifted with unique natural blessings, is humanity's home, and humans are never so much at home as when God dwells with them.” (Renewing the Earth Pastoral Statement, p. 9)
“Grateful for the gift of creation and contrite in the face of the deteriorating condition of the natural world, we invite Catholics and men and women of good will in every walk of life to consider with us the moral issues raised by the environmental crisis.” This is the invitation to all Catholics to engage in the ministry of environmental justice. This invitation calls us to look and be drawn into issues such climate change, energy consumption, water resources, air pollution, as well as earth contamination and depletion, to name a few.
Catholic social teaching has a depth of reflection on the subject and offers guidance through its principle of “Care for Creation.” The main guideline for the ministry of environmental justice in the United States comes from the bishops Pastoral Statement “Renewing the Earth”, published in 1991.
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Catholic Diocese of El Paso
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