Caritas recognises some of the biggest social and environmental problems facing us: widespread pollution, climate change, migration, food insecurity, poverty and inequality and an over-reliance on technological change for solutions. Because even when it is celebrated on the humble altar of a country church, the Eucharist is always in some way celebrated on the altar of the world”. The establishment of a legal framework which can set clear boundaries and ensure the protection of ecosystems has become indispensable; otherwise, the new power structures based on the techno-economic paradigm may overwhelm not only our politics but also freedom and justice. Estos son los 20 puntos mas importantes de la encíclica "Laudato si" sobre medioambiente del papa Francisco publicada hoy: 1.-. Featured speakers. [157] PAUL VI, Message for the 1977 World Day of Peace: AAS 68 (1976), 709. We are speaking of an attitude of the heart, one which approaches life with serene attentiveness, which is capable of being fully present to someone without thinking of what comes next, which accepts each moment as a gift from God to be lived to the full. Francis helps us to see that an integral ecology calls for openness to categories which transcend the language of mathematics and biology, and take us to the heart of what it is to be human. [52] ID., In octo libros Physicorum Aristotelis expositio, Lib. As the bishops of Bolivia have stated, “the countries which have benefited from a high degree of industrialization, at the cost of enormous emissions of greenhouse gases, have a greater responsibility for providing a solution to the problems they have caused”.[127]. The markets, which immediately benefit from sales, stimulate ever greater demand. Efforts to promote a sustainable use of natural resources are not a waste of money, but rather an investment capable of providing other economic benefits in the medium term. These actions cultivate a shared identity, with a story which can be remembered and handed on. This experience of a communitarian salvation often generates creative ideas for the improvement of a building or a neighbourhood.[117]. Hence different responsibilities need to be identified. En este capítulo nos adentramos en diferentes claves relacionadas con la educación de las per. “Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with coloured flowers and herbs”.[1]. 200. [159] The spiritual writer Ali al-Khawas stresses from his own experience the need not to put too much distance between the creatures of the world and the interior experience of God. He must therefore respect the natural and moral structure with which he has been endowed”. Our capacity to reason, to develop arguments, to be inventive, to interpret reality and to create art, along with other not yet discovered capacities, are signs of a uniqueness which transcends the spheres of physics and biology. But I am concerned to encourage an honest and open debate so that particular interests or ideologies will not prejudice the common good. 47, art. It presumes full respect for the human person, but it must also be concerned for the world around us and “take into account the nature of each being and of its mutual connection in an ordered system”. Que la ecología integral se vuelva un nuevo paradigma de justicia, porque la naturaleza no es un "mero marco" de la vida humana: es el corazón de la segunda Encíclica del Papa Francisco, "Laudato Si' sobre el cuidado de la casa común. Human beings and material objects no longer extend a friendly hand to one another; the relationship has become confrontational. In some coastal areas the disappearance of ecosystems sustained by mangrove swamps is a source of serious concern. Saint Bonaventure teaches us that “contemplation deepens the more we feel the working of God’s grace within our hearts, and the better we learn to encounter God in creatures outside ourselves”. 1, New York-London-Manila, 1999, 251. [29] Still, attention needs to be paid to imbalances in population density, on both national and global levels, since a rise in consumption would lead to complex regional situations, as a result of the interplay between problems linked to environmental pollution, transport, waste treatment, loss of resources and quality of life. 8. Water poverty especially affects Africa where large sectors of the population have no access to safe drinking water or experience droughts which impede agricultural production. That is how we end up worshipping earthly powers, or ourselves usurping the place of God, even to the point of claiming an unlimited right to trample his creation underfoot. In his first Encyclical he warned that human beings frequently seem “to see no other meaning in their natural environment than what serves for immediate use and consumption”. Praise be to him! [149] In the family we first learn how to show love and respect for life; we are taught the proper use of things, order and cleanliness, respect for the local ecosystem and care for all creatures. [77] PARAGUAYAN BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE, Pastoral Letter El campesino paraguayo y la tierra (12 June 1983), 2, 4, d. [78] NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE, Statement on Environmental Issues (1 September 2006). This will require undertaking a careful inventory of the species which it hosts, with a view to developing programmes and strategies of protection with particular care for safeguarding species heading towards extinction. Si estás listo para inspirarte, ponte cómodo. -Cuando la calidad de vida cae para el medio ambiente, cae para el ser humano.-George Holland. But nowadays, such intervention in nature has become more and more frequent. [147], 207. Seeing manual labour as spiritually meaningful proved revolutionary. There is also a need to protect those common areas, visual landmarks and urban landscapes which increase our sense of belonging, of rootedness, of “feeling at home” within a city which includes us and brings us together. It should be part of the process from the beginning, and be carried out in a way which is interdisciplinary, transparent and free of all economic or political pressure. [139] Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (24 November 2013), 209: AAS 105 (2013), 1107. It becomes difficult to pause and recover depth in life. In any event, if in some cases sustainable development were to involve new forms of growth, then in other cases, given the insatiable and irresponsible growth produced over many decades, we need also to think of containing growth by setting some reasonable limits and even retracing our steps before it is too late. In this context, the great sages of the past run the risk of going unheard amid the noise and distractions of an information overload. Mt 11:25). Whereas in the beginning it was mainly centred on scientific information, consciousness-raising and the prevention of environmental risks, it tends now to include a critique of the “myths” of a modernity grounded in a utilitarian mindset (individualism, unlimited progress, competition, consumerism, the unregulated market). Halfway measures simply delay the inevitable disaster. Its worst impact will probably be felt by developing countries in coming decades. 110. BENEDICT XVI, Encyclical Letter Caritas in Veritate (29 June 2009), 14: AAS 101 (2009), 650. It proclaimed that “human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development”. This very fact makes it hard to find adequate ways of solving the more complex problems of today’s world, particularly those regarding the environment and the poor; these problems cannot be dealt with from a single perspective or from a single set of interests. [70] Everything is related, and we human beings are united as brothers and sisters on a wonderful pilgrimage, woven together by the love God has for each of his creatures and which also unites us in fond affection with brother sun, sister moon, brother river and mother earth. 48. It has become countercultural to choose a lifestyle whose goals are even partly independent of technology, of its costs and its power to globalize and make us all the same. Then too, there is the recognition that God created the world, writing into it an order and a dynamism that human beings have no right to ignore. Each age tends to have only a meagre awareness of its own limitations. La salud es el mejor regalo, la satisfacción la mayor riqueza, la fidelidad la mejor relación. The earth was here before us and it has been given to us. 14. It is not a matter of tearing down and building new cities, supposedly more respectful of the environment yet not always more attractive to live in. We need to stop thinking in terms of “interventions” to save the environment in favour of policies developed and debated by all interested parties. He is spirit and will, but also nature”. Nosotros, más creativos, utilizamos menos frases uniformes en longitud y composición y del hipérbaton mano a menudo echamos, justo como yo acabo de . Saint Bonaventure held that, through universal reconciliation with every creature, Saint Francis in some way returned to the state of original innocence. Although “the wickedness of man was great in the earth” (Gen 6:5) and the Lord “was sorry that he had made man on the earth” (Gen 6:6), nonetheless, through Noah, who remained innocent and just, God decided to open a path of salvation. 184. That is why the time has come to accept decreased growth in some parts of the world, in order to provide resources for other places to experience healthy growth. 112. [14] He has repeatedly stated this firmly and persuasively, challenging us to acknowledge our sins against creation: “For human beings… to destroy the biological diversity of God’s creation; for human beings to degrade the integrity of the earth by causing changes in its climate, by stripping the earth of its natural forests or destroying its wetlands; for human beings to contaminate the earth’s waters, its land, its air, and its life – these are sins”. A commitment this lofty cannot be sustained by doctrine alone, without a spirituality capable of inspiring us, without an “interior impulse which encourages, motivates, nourishes and gives meaning to our individual and communal activity”. Worldwide there is minimal access to clean and renewable energy. [118] PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE, Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, 482. Never has humanity had such power over itself, yet nothing ensures that it will be used wisely, particularly when we consider how it is currently being used. But political and institutional frameworks do not exist simply to avoid bad practice, but also to promote best practice, to stimulate creativity in seeking new solutions and to encourage individual or group initiatives. We have to accept that technological products are not neutral, for they create a framework which ends up conditioning lifestyles and shaping social possibilities along the lines dictated by the interests of certain powerful groups. "We can once more broaden our vision. [20] The Major Legend of Saint Francis, VIII, 6, in Francis of Assisi: Early Documents, vol. Yet only when “the economic and social costs of using up shared environmental resources are recognized with transparency and fully borne by those who incur them, not by other peoples or future generations”,[138] can those actions be considered ethical. As a consequence, serious problems arise, leading to further interventions; human activity becomes ubiquitous, with all the risks which this entails. 3; q. Son of God, Jesus, through you all things were made. A great cultural, spiritual and educational challenge stands before us, and it will demand that we set out on the long path of renewal. Developing the created world in a prudent way is the best way of caring for it, as this means that we ourselves become the instrument used by God to bring out the potential which he himself inscribed in things: “The Lord created medicines out of the earth, and a sensible man will not despise them” (Sir 38:4). We need only look around us to see that, today, this option is in fact an ethical imperative essential for effectively attaining the common good. Care for nature is part of a lifestyle which includes the capacity for living together and communion. Happiness means knowing how to limit some needs which only diminish us, and being open to the many different possibilities which life can offer. “Every violation of solidarity and civic friendship harms the environment”. As he said of the powers of his own age: “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. [141] Cf. Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one. [133] Cf. This is why we adore him. According to the biblical account of creation, God placed man and woman in the garden he had created (cf. Economic growth, for its part, tends to produce predictable reactions and a certain standardization with the aim of simplifying procedures and reducing costs. 210. 22. Given in Rome at Saint Peter’s on 24 May, the Solemnity of Pentecost, in the year 2015, the third of my Pontificate. It is extremely risky for a small part of humanity to have it. Thus we forget that “time is greater than space”,[130] that we are always more effective when we generate processes rather than holding on to positions of power. Since the market tends to promote extreme consumerism in an effort to sell its products, people can easily get caught up in a whirlwind of needless buying and spending. Following a period of irrational confidence in progress and human abilities, some sectors of society are now adopting a more critical approach. In union with all creatures, we journey through this land seeking God, for “if the world has a beginning and if it has been created, we must enquire who gave it this beginning, and who was its Creator”. 140. The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all. 66. Grace, which tends to manifest itself tangibly, found unsurpassable expression when God himself became man and gave himself as food for his creatures. We must continue to be aware that, regarding climate change, there are differentiated responsibilities. We can no longer speak of sustainable development apart from intergenerational solidarity. In her glorified body, together with the Risen Christ, part of creation has reached the fullness of its beauty. If we reason only within the confines of the latter, little room would be left for aesthetic sensibility, poetry, or even reason’s ability to grasp the ultimate meaning and purpose of things. What happens with politics? True wisdom, as the fruit of self-examination, dialogue and generous encounter between persons, is not acquired by a mere accumulation of data which eventually leads to overload and confusion, a sort of mental pollution. 63. Addressed to the Whole World. We fail to see the deepest roots of our present failures, which have to do with the direction, goals, meaning and social implications of technological and economic growth. I ask all believers to return to this beautiful and meaningful custom. [80] The prologue of the Gospel of John (1:1-18) reveals Christ’s creative work as the Divine Word (Logos). Politics and the economy tend to blame each other when it comes to poverty and environmental degradation. Particular appreciation is owed to those who tirelessly seek to resolve the tragic effects of environmental degradation on the lives of the world’s poorest. In this way he gave humanity the chance of a new beginning. POLITICS AND ECONOMY IN DIALOGUE FOR HUMAN FULFILMENT. In the face of the so-called culture of death, the family is the heart of the culture of life”. [76], 94. Although change is part of the working of complex systems, the speed with which human activity has developed contrasts with the naturally slow pace of biological evolution. We need to develop a new synthesis capable of overcoming the false arguments of recent centuries. 13. A politics concerned with immediate results, supported by consumerist sectors of the population, is driven to produce short-term growth. 167. Those who tilled and kept the land were obliged to share its fruits, especially with the poor, with widows, orphans and foreigners in their midst: “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field to its very border, neither shall you gather the gleanings after the harvest. If in a given region the state does not carry out its responsibilities, some business groups can come forward in the guise of benefactors, wield real power, and consider themselves exempt from certain rules, to the point of tolerating different forms of organized crime, human trafficking, the drug trade and violence, all of which become very difficult to eradicate. 42. "Incluso la tierra más rica, si se deja sin cultivar, producirá malas hierbas". For whom? Underlying the principle of the common good is respect for the human person as such, endowed with basic and inalienable rights ordered to his or her integral development. Nature cannot be regarded as something separate from ourselves or as a mere setting in which we live. This shows us the great need for a sense of social responsibility on the part of consumers. 68. Este jueves, el Papa Francisco ha publicado su última encíclica 'Laudato Si' (Alabado Sea) que clama, por mi primera vez en este tipo . 192. Interdependence obliges us to think of one world with a common plan. Cultural limitations in different eras often affected the perception of these ethical and spiritual treasures, yet by constantly returning to their sources, religions will be better equipped to respond to today’s needs. In my Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, I wrote to all the members of the Church with the aim of encouraging ongoing missionary renewal. Es el santo patrono de todos los que . -La conservación es un estado de armonía entre hombre y Tierra.-Aldo Leopold. It is the false notion that “an infinite quantity of energy and resources are available, that it is possible to renew them quickly, and that the negative effects of the exploitation of the natural order can be easily absorbed”.[86]. This right must be guaranteed so that its exercise is not illusory but real. There is a growing awareness that scientific and technological progress cannot be equated with the progress of humanity and history, a growing sense that the way to a better future lies elsewhere. It becomes almost impossible to accept the limits imposed by reality. Estas son las 25 frases graciosas cortas para reír a carcajadas y que alegrarán el día a cualquiera. But he also shows great tenderness, which is not a mark of the weak but of those who are genuinely strong, fully aware of reality and ready to love and serve in humility. At the same time we can note the rise of a false or superficial ecology which bolsters complacency and a cheerful recklessness. Einklärung der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz zu Fragen der Umwelt und der Energieversorgung, (1980), II, 2. 34. Laudato si' (italien central médiéval pour « Loué sois-tu ») est la seconde encyclique du pape François. This conversion calls for a number of attitudes which together foster a spirit of generous care, full of tenderness. Hence, we can ask her to enable us to look at this world with eyes of wisdom. War always does grave harm to the environment and to the cultural riches of peoples, risks which are magnified when one considers nuclear arms and biological weapons. A rise in the sea level, for example, can create extremely serious situations, if we consider that a quarter of the world’s population lives on the coast or nearby, and that the majority of our megacities are situated in coastal areas. Many of those who possess more resources and economic or political power seem mostly to be concerned with masking the problems or concealing their symptoms, simply making efforts to reduce some of the negative impacts of climate change. Not only the poor, but many other members of society as well, find it difficult to own a home. Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! Certainly, we should be concerned lest other living beings be treated irresponsibly. 59. [145] JOHN PAUL II, Message for the 1990 World Day of Peace, 1: AAS 82 (1990), 147. Yet we are called to be instruments of God our Father, so that our planet might be what he desired when he created it and correspond with his plan for peace, beauty and fullness. III. Elle se concentre sur la protection de l'environnement naturel et de toutes les personnes, ainsi que sur des questions plus larges concernant la relation entre Dieu, les humains et la Terre. This leads us to think of the whole as open to God’s transcendence, within which it develops. Praised be you, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars, in heaven you formed them clear and precious and beautiful. This simple example shows that, while the existing world order proves powerless to assume its responsibilities, local individuals and groups can make a real difference. This will help to provide an approach to ecology which respects our unique place as human beings in this world and our relationship to our surroundings. Isolated individuals can lose their ability and freedom to escape the utilitarian mindset, and end up prey to an unethical consumerism bereft of social or ecological awareness. 1."Se producen cientos de millones de toneladas de residuos por año, muchos de ellos no biodegradables: residuos domiciliarios y comerciales, residuos de demolición . Nor are there genuine ethical horizons to which one can appeal. We take these systems into account not only to determine how best to use them, but also because they have an intrinsic value independent of their usefulness. These ancient stories, full of symbolism, bear witness to a conviction which we today share, that everything is interconnected, and that genuine care for our own lives and our relationships with nature is inseparable from fraternity, justice and faithfulness to others. The current global situation engenders a feeling of instability and uncertainty, which in turn becomes “a seedbed for collective selfishness”. More than fifty years ago, with the world teetering on the brink of nuclear crisis, Pope Saint John XXIII wrote an Encyclical which not only rejected war but offered a proposal for peace. It can be a fruitful source of prosperity for the areas in which it operates, especially if it sees the creation of jobs as an essential part of its service to the common good. It is hard for us to accept that the way natural ecosystems work is exemplary: plants synthesize nutrients which feed herbivores; these in turn become food for carnivores, which produce significant quantities of organic waste which give rise to new generations of plants. The Creator does not abandon us; he never forsakes his loving plan or repents of having created us. As we have seen in this chapter, a technology severed from ethics will not easily be able to limit its own power. We read in the Gospel that Jesus says of the birds of the air that “not one of them is forgotten before God” (Lk 12:6). Others are passive; they choose not to change their habits and thus become inconsistent. El papa pide "cambios profundos" en los estilos de vida, los . Industrial waste and chemical products utilized in cities and agricultural areas can lead to bioaccumulation in the organisms of the local population, even when levels of toxins in those places are low. At times a commendable human ecology is practised by the poor despite numerous hardships. As Saint John Paul II taught, “by enduring the toil of work in union with Christ crucified for us, man in a way collaborates with the Son of God for the redemption of humanity”.[79]. It needs to be said that, generally speaking, there is little in the way of clear awareness of problems which especially affect the excluded. The culture of relativism is the same disorder which drives one person to take advantage of another, to treat others as mere objects, imposing forced labour on them or enslaving them to pay their debts. As these attitudes become more widespread, social norms are respected only to the extent that they do not clash with personal needs. [172] Let us sing as we go. Saving banks at any cost, making the public pay the price, foregoing a firm commitment to reviewing and reforming the entire system, only reaffirms the absolute power of a financial system, a power which has no future and will only give rise to new crises after a slow, costly and only apparent recovery. [99] When human beings place themselves at the centre, they give absolute priority to immediate convenience and all else becomes relative. [129] Diplomacy also takes on new importance in the work of developing international strategies which can anticipate serious problems affecting us all. "Laudato si, mi Signore - Alabado seas, mi Señor, cantaba San Francisco de Asís, es el ejemplo por excelencia del cuidado de lo que es débil y de una ecología integral, vivida con alegría y autenticidad. Moreover, what takes place in any one area can have a direct or indirect influence on other areas. Gen 1:26). 44. [133] The financial bubble also tends to be a productive bubble. 1 ad 4. 62. Never have we so hurt and mistreated our common home as we have in the last two hundred years. Some, for example, show concern for a public place (a building, a fountain, an abandoned monument, a landscape, a square), and strive to protect, restore, improve or beautify it as something belonging to everyone. Frequently no measures are taken until after people’s health has been irreversibly affected. [40] Cf. For them, land is not a commodity but rather a gift from God and from their ancestors who rest there, a sacred space with which they need to interact if they are to maintain their identity and values. 122. Nor are mutations caused by human intervention a modern phenomenon. It should be linked to a study of working conditions and possible effects on people’s physical and mental health, on the local economy and on public safety. [36] It is good for humanity and the world at large when we believers better recognize the ecological commitments which stem from our convictions. It is possible that we do not grasp the gravity of the challenges now before us. Truly, much can be done! Give us the grace to feel profoundly joined to everything that is. Even as the quality of available water is constantly diminishing, in some places there is a growing tendency, despite its scarcity, to privatize this resource, turning it into a commodity subject to the laws of the market. [82] Technology has remedied countless evils which used to harm and limit human beings. [21] Cf. How can we genuinely teach the importance of concern for other vulnerable beings, however troublesome or inconvenient they may be, if we fail to protect a human embryo, even when its presence is uncomfortable and creates difficulties? 114. This would be to breach the limits imposed by its own methodology. “Despite the international agreements which prohibit chemical, bacteriological and biological warfare, the fact is that laboratory research continues to develop new offensive weapons capable of altering the balance of nature”. In talking with his disciples, Jesus would invite them to recognize the paternal relationship God has with all his creatures. But our industrial system, at the end of its cycle of production and consumption, has not developed the capacity to absorb and reuse waste and by-products. Joined to the incarnate Son, present in the Eucharist, the whole cosmos gives thanks to God. There is still a need to develop adequate storage technologies. Today, however, we have to realize that a true ecological approach always becomes a social approach; it must integrate questions of justice in debates on the environment, so as to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor. [50] Cf. 73. [81] JOHN PAUL II, Address to Scientists and Representatives of the United Nations University, Hiroshima (25 February 1981), 3: AAS 73 (1981), 422. 77. “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made” (Ps 33:6). There are regions now at high risk and, aside from all doomsday predictions, the present world system is certainly unsustainable from a number of points of view, for we have stopped thinking about the goals of human activity. 171. This makes it difficult to reach a balanced and prudent judgement on different questions, one which takes into account all the pertinent variables. JUAN CARLOS SCANNONE, S.J., “La irrupción del pobre y la lógica de la gratuidad”, in JUAN CARLOS SCANNONE and MARCELO PERINE (eds. They do here what they would never do in developed countries or the so-called first world. In the family we receive an integral education, which enables us to grow harmoniously in personal maturity. [154] ROMANO GUARDINI, Das Ende der Neuzeit, 72 (The End of the Modern World¸ 65-66). Many cars, used by one or more people, circulate in cities, causing traffic congestion, raising the level of pollution, and consuming enormous quantities of non-renewable energy. Put simply, it is a matter of redefining our notion of progress. Catechesis (17 January 2001), 4: Insegnamenti 41/1 (2001), 179. Nos. Sunday, like the Jewish Sabbath, is meant to be a day which heals our relationships with God, with ourselves, with others and with the world. Efforts need to be made to help these media become sources of new cultural progress for humanity and not a threat to our deepest riches. [118] At the same time, creativity should be shown in integrating rundown neighbourhoods into a welcoming city: “How beautiful those cities which overcome paralyzing mistrust, integrate those who are different and make this very integration a new factor of development! In the first creation account in the Book of Genesis, God’s plan includes creating humanity. That is why the New Zealand bishops asked what the commandment “Thou shall not kill” means when “twenty percent of the world’s population consumes resources at a rate that robs the poor nations and future generations of what they need to survive”.[78]. 19. 175. [116] In this sense, social ecology is necessarily institutional, and gradually extends to the whole of society, from the primary social group, the family, to the wider local, national and international communities. 105. Besides, we know that approximately a third of all food produced is discarded, and “whenever food is thrown out it is as if it were stolen from the table of the poor”. [92] ROMANO GUARDINI, Das Ende der Neuzeit, 63 (The End of the Modern World, 55). For example, in some places, where the façades of buildings are derelict, people show great care for the interior of their homes, or find contentment in the kindness and friendliness of others. We have the freedom needed to limit and direct technology; we can put it at the service of another type of progress, one which is healthier, more human, more social, more integral. Saint John of the Cross taught that all the goodness present in the realities and experiences of this world “is present in God eminently and infinitely, or more properly, in each of these sublime realities is God”. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 310. Just as the different aspects of the planet – physical, chemical and biological – are interrelated, so too living species are part of a network which we will never fully explore and understand. True statecraft is manifest when, in difficult times, we uphold high principles and think of the long-term common good. 90. Yet by itself the market cannot guarantee integral human development and social inclusion. Any legitimate intervention will act on nature only in order “to favour its development in its own line, that of creation, as intended by God”.[112]. Yet this education, aimed at creating an “ecological citizenship”, is at times limited to providing information, and fails to instil good habits. It is in the Eucharist that all that has been created finds its greatest exaltation. There is a subtle mystery in each of the movements and sounds of this world. Reducing greenhouse gases requires honesty, courage and responsibility, above all on the part of those countries which are more powerful and pollute the most. We have certain superficial mechanisms, but we cannot claim to have a sound ethics, a culture and spirituality genuinely capable of setting limits and teaching clear-minded self-restraint. They also invite other creatures to join us in this praise: “Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars! “If personal and social sensitivity towards the acceptance of the new life is lost, then other forms of acceptance that are valuable for society also wither away”. [32] The alliance between the economy and technology ends up sidelining anything unrelated to its immediate interests. I believe that Saint Francis is the example par excellence of care for the vulnerable and of an integral ecology lived out joyfully and authentically. The encyclical, dated 24 May 2015, was officially published . [24] We cannot fail to praise the commitment of international agencies and civil society organizations which draw public attention to these issues and offer critical cooperation, employing legitimate means of pressure, to ensure that each government carries out its proper and inalienable responsibility to preserve its country’s environment and natural resources, without capitulating to spurious local or international interests. They are less concerned with certain economic theories which today scarcely anybody dares defend, than with their actual operation in the functioning of the economy. O subtítulo da encíclica, "Sobre o Cuidado da Casa Comum . Every creature is thus the object of the Father’s tenderness, who gives it its place in the world. We need but recall that scientific developments in GM cereals began with the observation of natural bacteria which spontaneously modified plant genomes. The misuse of creation begins when we no longer recognize any higher instance than ourselves, when we see nothing else but ourselves”.[13]. He was far removed from philosophies which despised the body, matter and the things of the world. Culture is more than what we have inherited from the past; it is also, and above all, a living, dynamic and participatory present reality, which cannot be excluded as we rethink the relationship between human beings and the environment. When the foundations of social life are corroded, what ensues are battles over conflicting interests, new forms of violence and brutality, and obstacles to the growth of a genuine culture of care for the environment. El activista es quien limpia el río.-Ross Perot. It is no coincidence that, in the canticle in which Saint Francis praises God for his creatures, he goes on to say: “Praised be you my Lord, through those who give pardon for your love”. In the heart of this world, the Lord of life, who loves us so much, is always present. The culture of consumerism, which prioritizes short-term gain and private interest, can make it easy to rubber-stamp authorizations or to conceal information. Thus, the creatures of this world no longer appear to us under merely natural guise because the risen One is mysteriously holding them to himself and directing them towards fullness as their end. Hence, “in addition to a fairer sense of intergenerational solidarity there is also an urgent moral need for a renewed sense of intragenerational solidarity”.[125]. Time and space are not independent of one another, and not even atoms or subatomic particles can be considered in isolation. [92] The intrinsic dignity of the world is thus compromised. Pope Francis' encyclical ' Laudato Si' - Care of our common home ' is . IV. It is remarkable how weak international political responses have been. With moving tenderness he would remind them that each one of them is important in God’s eyes: “Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? In fact, there are “proposals to internationalize the Amazon, which only serve the economic interests of transnational corporations”. [122] SECOND VATICAN ECUMENICAL COUNCIL, Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World Gaudium et Spes, 26. 71. Nowadays, for example, we are conscious of the disproportionate and unruly growth of many cities, which have become unhealthy to live in, not only because of pollution caused by toxic emissions but also as a result of urban chaos, poor transportation, and visual pollution and noise. O ser humano não está dissociado da Terra ou da natureza, eles são partes de um mesmo todo. 17. 70. 60. [131] This is especially the case when a project may lead to a greater use of natural resources, higher levels of emission or discharge, an increase of refuse, or significant changes to the landscape, the habitats of protected species or public spaces. Everything is connected. 36. But the cost of the damage caused by such selfish lack of concern is much greater than the economic benefits to be obtained. Human creativity cannot be suppressed. Human beings too are creatures of this world, enjoying a right to life and happiness, and endowed with unique dignity. That means that apart from the ownership of property, rural people must have access to means of technical education, credit, insurance, and markets”. Our openness to others, each of whom is a “thou” capable of knowing, loving and entering into dialogue, remains the source of our nobility as human persons. Such creativity would be a worthy expression of our most noble human qualities, for we would be striving intelligently, boldly and responsibly to promote a sustainable and equitable development within the context of a broader concept of quality of life. Parents can be prone to impulsive and wasteful consumption, which then affects their children who find it increasingly difficult to acquire a home of their own and build a family. [85] But human beings are not completely autonomous. The entire material universe speaks of God’s love, his boundless affection for us. 10. Yet this should not make us overlook the abandonment and neglect also experienced by some rural populations which lack access to essential services and where some workers are reduced to conditions of servitude, without rights or even the hope of a more dignified life. It protects human action from becoming empty activism; it also prevents that unfettered greed and sense of isolation which make us seek personal gain to the detriment of all else. Such a consensus could lead, for example, to planning a sustainable and diversified agriculture, developing renewable and less polluting forms of energy, encouraging a more efficient use of energy, promoting a better management of marine and forest resources, and ensuring universal access to drinking water. Helping the poor financially must always be a provisional solution in the face of pressing needs. 93. An interdependent world not only makes us more conscious of the negative effects of certain lifestyles and models of production and consumption which affect us all; more importantly, it motivates us to ensure that solutions are proposed from a global perspective, and not simply to defend the interests of a few countries. Attempts to resolve all problems through uniform regulations or technical interventions can lead to overlooking the complexities of local problems which demand the active participation of all members of the community. * "Laudato si´" en 100 citas. Eternal life will be a shared experience of awe, in which each creature, resplendently transfigured, will take its rightful place and have something to give those poor men and women who will have been liberated once and for all. When? Any approach to an integral ecology, which by definition does not exclude human beings, needs to take account of the value of labour, as Saint John Paul II wisely noted in his Encyclical Laborem Exercens. [141] I would add that “religious classics can prove meaningful in every age; they have an enduring power to open new horizons… Is it reasonable and enlightened to dismiss certain writings simply because they arose in the context of religious belief?”[142] It would be quite simplistic to think that ethical principles present themselves purely in the abstract, detached from any context. When we feel that God is calling us to intervene with others in these social dynamics, we should realize that this too is part of our spirituality, which is an exercise of charity and, as such, matures and sanctifies us. 226. This vision of “might is right” has engendered immense inequality, injustice and acts of violence against the majority of humanity, since resources end up in the hands of the first comer or the most powerful: the winner takes all. We were not meant to be inundated by cement, asphalt, glass and metal, and deprived of physical contact with nature. 194. An outsider looking at our world would be amazed at such behaviour, which at times appears self-destructive. Here too, we see how true it is that “unity is greater than conflict”.[140]. Yet some measures needed will not prove easily acceptable to society unless substantial improvements are made in the systems themselves, which in many cities force people to put up with undignified conditions due to crowding, inconvenience, infrequent service and lack of safety. When human beings fail to find their true place in this world, they misunderstand themselves and end up acting against themselves: “Not only has God given the earth to man, who must use it with respect for the original good purpose for which it was given, but, man too is God’s gift to man. I ask all Christians to recognize and to live fully this dimension of their conversion. It was a matter of receiving what nature itself allowed, as if from its own hand. There is also the damage caused by the export of solid waste and toxic liquids to developing countries, and by the pollution produced by companies which operate in less developed countries in ways they could never do at home, in the countries in which they raise their capital: “We note that often the businesses which operate this way are multinationals. In those countries which should be making the greatest changes in consumer habits, young people have a new ecological sensitivity and a generous spirit, and some of them are making admirable efforts to protect the environment. He asks us to replace consumption with sacrifice, greed with generosity, wastefulness with a spirit of sharing, an asceticism which “entails learning to give, and not simply to give up. This has made it easy to accept the idea of infinite or unlimited growth, which proves so attractive to economists, financiers and experts in technology. When we fail to acknowledge as part of reality the worth of a poor person, a human embryo, a person with disabilities – to offer just a few examples – it becomes difficult to hear the cry of nature itself; everything is connected. A correct relationship with the created world demands that we not weaken this social dimension of openness to others, much less the transcendent dimension of our openness to the “Thou” of God. [56] This contemplation of creation allows us to discover in each thing a teaching which God wishes to hand on to us, since “for the believer, to contemplate creation is to hear a message, to listen to a paradoxical and silent voice”. As the bishops of Southern Africa have stated: “Everyone’s talents and involvement are needed to redress the damage caused by human abuse of God’s creation”. In the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, I noted that the practical relativism typical of our age is “even more dangerous than doctrinal relativism”. But we should be particularly indignant at the enormous inequalities in our midst, whereby we continue to tolerate some considering themselves more worthy than others. Los mensajes de Greta Thunberg; 09.10. We have the freedom needed to limit and direct technology; we can put it at the service of another type of progress, one which is healthier, more human, more social, more integral." (Paragraph 112) 4. Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods. But the good functioning of ecosystems also requires fungi, algae, worms, insects, reptiles and an innumerable variety of microorganisms. [151] Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (24 Nov 2013), 261: AAS 105 (2013), 1124. We need only recall how ecosystems interact in dispersing carbon dioxide, purifying water, controlling illnesses and epidemics, forming soil, breaking down waste, and in many other ways which we overlook or simply do not know about. Compulsive consumerism is one example of how the techno-economic paradigm affects individuals. This suggests the need for an “economic ecology” capable of appealing to a broader vision of reality. 118. Once the human being declares independence from reality and behaves with absolute dominion, the very foundations of our life begin to crumble, for “instead of carrying out his role as a cooperator with God in the work of creation, man sets himself up in place of God and thus ends up provoking a rebellion on the part of nature”.[95]. Business is a noble vocation, directed to producing wealth and improving our world. Here too, we see how important it is that urban planning always take into consideration the views of those who will live in these areas. 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