{"id":36003,"date":"2020-03-10T16:27:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T16:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cappusa.wpengine.com\/?page_id=36003"},"modified":"2025-08-19T21:52:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T21:52:56","slug":"physical-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/es\/physical-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 mosaic_width et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_fullwidth  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_0 hover-btn-border et_hover_enabled et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"\/physical-environment\/#newsletter\" data-icon=\"5\">Join our Newsletter<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 mosaic_width  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Our Physical Environment<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2 M-0_grid  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 M-0_grid-item M-0_grid-item1 fade-text et_hover_enabled et_pb_section_video_on_hover et_pb_section_parallax_hover  et_pb_text_align_center 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data-et-multi-view-load-tablet-hidden=\"true\"><p>Solidarity with Future Generations<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5 M-0_grid-item M-0_grid-item5 fade-text et_hover_enabled  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>An Ecological Crisis<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6 M-0_grid-item M-0_grid-item6 fade-text et_hover_enabled  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Intimately Linked with our Human Environment<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_3 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>\u201cAnd God saw that it was <strong>good\u201d.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Genesis 1:25<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>\u201cA<strong> radical challenge<\/strong>\u2026is to use the earth\u2019s resources wisely and responsibly\u2026To do this is <strong>to respect the will of the Creator.\u201d<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><em><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/homilies\/1989\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_hom_19890604_reykjavik.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\">Pope St. John Paul II, 4<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider_position_bottom et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_4 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\">Three Recurring Topics...<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_10 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h5>Three recurring topics underlying or emanating from the Church\u2019s concern for our physical\u00a0environment\u00a0and our response to ecological issues include:<\/h5><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_gutters2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/man-with-two-kids-near-body-of-water-1157398-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A man with two kids plays near a large lake with forested mountains on the other side, showing the unity of the human and physical environment\" title=\"man-with-two-kids-near-body-of-water-1157398\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_11  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>The Unity of the Human and Physical Environment<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_12  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>\"The <strong>deterioration<\/strong> <strong>of nature<\/strong> is in fact closely connected to the culture.\"\u00a0<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\"[N]o peaceful society can afford to neglect either respect for life or the fact that <strong>there is an<\/strong> <strong>integrity to creation<\/strong>\".\u00a0<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/messages\/peace\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_mes_19891208_xxiii-world-day-for-peace.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 1)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>\"Creation is made to connect us with God and to each other; it is\u00a0God\u2019s social network.\"<\/span>\u00a0<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/august\/documents\/papa-francesco_20190803_scouts-europa.html\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\"[T]here is a growing awareness that man and his environment are more inseparable than ever\".\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/paul-vi\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/documents\/hf_p-vi_mess_19720605_conferenza-ambiente.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. Paul VI)<\/a> \"[E]verything is bound up together.\" <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/paul-vi\/en\/speeches\/1970\/documents\/hf_p-vi_spe_19701116_xxv-istituzione-fao.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. Paul VI, 3)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_0 hover-btn-border read-more et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Read More<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>\"When 'human ecology' is respected within society, environmental ecology also benefits.\" <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRespect for life and for the dignity of the human person extends also to the rest of creation, which is called to join man in praising God\u201d.\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/messages\/peace\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_mes_19891208_xxiii-world-day-for-peace.html\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 16)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\"The Church has a responsibility towards creation\". However, \"[s]he must above all protect mankind from self-destruction. There is need for what might be called a human ecology\".\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ultrasound-resize-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A ultrasound image of an unborn child symbolizes the solidarity with future generations that is a pillar of the Church&#039;s approach to the physical environment\" title=\"ultrasound-resize\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_13  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Solidarity with Future Generations<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_14  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span>\"[H]umanity today must be conscious of its duties and obligations towards future generations.\" <\/span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 37)<\/a><\/span><br \/><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\"A greater sense of<strong> intergenerational solidarity is urgently needed<\/strong>. Future generations cannot be saddled with the cost of our use of common environmental resources.\"\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/messages\/peace\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20091208_xliii-world-day-peace.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 8)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c[O]<span class=\"m_-9213456281618930093SpellE\">ur<\/span> generation must energetically accept the challenge\u2026to prepare a hospitable earth for future generations.\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/paul-vi\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/documents\/hf_p-vi_mess_19720605_conferenza-ambiente.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. Paul VI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\"We can no longer speak of sustainable development apart from intergenerational solidarity\".\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laudato-si\/#159\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis, 159)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_1 hover-btn-border read-more et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Read More<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>\"Intergenerational solidarity is not optional, but rather a basic question of justice, since the world we have received also belongs to those who will follow us.\"\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laudato-si\/#159\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Francis, 159)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\"We are the\u00a0heirs of earlier generations, and we\u00a0reap benefits from the efforts of our contemporaries; we are under obligation to all men. Therefore\u00a0we cannot disregard the welfare of those who will come after us to increase the human family<span>.\"\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/populorum-progressio\/#17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. Paul VI, 17)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/people-mall-resize.jpg\" alt=\"A crowd of shoppers in a gaudy mall shows the pathology of excessive consumption, which has a bad effect on the physical environment\" title=\"people-mall-resize\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_15  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>The Pathology of Excessive Consumption<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_16  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span>\"<strong>Too many of us act like tyrants<\/strong> with regard to creation.\u201d<em> <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2019\/documents\/papa-francesco_20190901_messaggio-giornata-cura-creato.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis)<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\"[M]an consumes the resources of the earth and his own life in an excessive and disordered way\".\u00a0<\/span><em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 37)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>\"It should be evident that the ecological crisis cannot be viewed in isolation from other related questions\u2026Specifically, they call for a lifestyle marked by sobriety and solidarity<strong>\"<\/strong>.\u00a0<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/messages\/peace\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20091208_xliii-world-day-peace.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 5)<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_2 hover-btn-border read-more et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Read More<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>\"[O]ur lifestyles...our daily decisions...about material goods, can often be thoughtless and harmful.\"\u00a0<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2019\/documents\/papa-francesco_20190901_messaggio-giornata-cura-creato.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis)<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\"Let us make an effort to change and to adopt more simple and respectful lifestyles!\"<em>\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2019\/documents\/papa-francesco_20190901_messaggio-giornata-cura-creato.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\">(Pope Francis)<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_left et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_1 hover-btn-border et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"\/consumerism\/\" data-icon=\"5\">A Profound Insight - LEARN MORE<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_5 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_17 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\">...And, One Profound Dimension<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_6 mosaic_width  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_18  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><span style=\"color: #054368;\">A Spirituality Based in the Holy Mass<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Celebration of the Mass \"helps us to see the unity of God's plan and to grasp the profound relationship between creation and the \"new creation\" inaugurated in the resurrection of Christ\".\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_exh_20070222_sacramentum-caritatis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI,\u00a092)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\"The presentation of the gifts\u2026leads us to see the world as God's creation, which brings forth everything we need for our sustenance.\"<\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_exh_20070222_sacramentum-caritatis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI,\u00a092)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\"<strong>[J]ust as in the Eucharist the bread and the wine become Christ\u2026so creation becomes the personal word of God\"<\/strong>.\u00a0(Pope Francis, \"Our Mother Earth: A Christian Reading of the Environmental Challenge\" Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2019)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_3 hover-btn-border read-more et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Read More<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span>\"A spirituality which forgets God as all-powerful and Creator is not acceptable.\" <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laudato-si\/#76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis, 76)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis\u2019 spiritual understanding of \"our common home\" may be seen as a 21st century illumination of St. Francis of Assisi\u2019s 13th century formulation of \"nature\" as the mirror of God \u2013 even calling all creatures his \"brothers\" and \"sisters\".<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE<\/strong>:\u00a0<span>On October 24, 2019 the Vatican\u2019s Libreria Editrice Vaticana released \"Our Mother Earth: A Christian Reading of the Environmental Challenge\" - a<\/span><span>\u00a0book of passages from Pope Francis\u2019 encyclicals, texts, homilies and speeches on the environment.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/st.francis-crop-2.jpg\" alt=\"St Francis receives the stigmata in Alonso Cano&#039;s painting from 1651, showing that St. Francis&#039; respect for the physical environment was deeply intertwined with his spirituality and relationship with God\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/st.francis-crop-2.jpg\" alt=\"St Francis receives the stigmata in Alonso Cano&#039;s painting from 1651, showing that St. Francis&#039; respect for the physical environment was deeply intertwined with his spirituality and relationship with God\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_12 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_19  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><span style=\"color: #054368;\">A Spirituality Based in the Holy Mass<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Celebration of the Mass \"helps us to see the unity of God's plan and to grasp the profound relationship between creation and the \"new creation\" inaugurated in the resurrection of Christ\".\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_exh_20070222_sacramentum-caritatis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI,\u00a092)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\"The presentation of the gifts\u2026leads us to see the world as God's creation, which brings forth everything we need for our sustenance.\"<\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_exh_20070222_sacramentum-caritatis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI,\u00a092)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\"<strong>[J]ust as in the Eucharist the bread and the wine become Christ\u2026so creation becomes the personal word of God<\/strong>\".\u00a0(Pope Francis, \"Our Mother Earth: A Christian Reading of the Environmental Challenge\" Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2019)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_4 hover-btn-border read-more et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Read More<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span>\"A spirituality which forgets God as all-powerful and Creator is not acceptable.\" <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laudato-si\/#76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis, 76)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Pope Francis\u2019 spiritual understanding of \"our common home\" may be seen as a 21st century illumination of St. Francis of Assisi\u2019s 13th century formulation of \"nature\" as the mirror of God \u2013 even calling all creatures his \"brothers\" and \"sisters\".<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE<\/strong>:\u00a0<span>On October 24, 2019 the Vatican\u2019s Libreria Editrice Vaticana released \"Our Mother Earth: A Christian Reading of the Environmental Challenge\" - a<\/span><span>\u00a0book of passages from Pope Francis\u2019 encyclicals, texts, homilies and speeches on the environment.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_7 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_20 mosaic_width  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>How Do We Fix the Problem?<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_8 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_10 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_14 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/man-beach-landscape-sea-coast-water-680227-pxhere.com_-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A father and son stand silhouetted on the beach, suggesting a connection between the human environment and the physical environment\" title=\"man-beach-landscape-sea-coast-water-680227-pxhere.com\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_15 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_21  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>Advance A Human Ecology<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_22  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>\"There can be<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>no ecology without<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>an adequate<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>anthropology<\/strong>.\"\u00a0<span><em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laudato-si\/#118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis, 118)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\"The <strong>book of nature is one and indivisible<\/strong>: it takes in not only the <strong>environment <\/strong><\/span><span>but <strong>also<\/strong> life,\u00a0<\/span><span>sexuality, marriage, the family, social relations...It would be <strong>wrong<\/strong> to uphold one set of duties\u00a0<\/span><span>while trampling on the other.\"\u00a0<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\"Our duties towards the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">environment<\/span>\u00a0are linked to our duties towards the human person.\"\u00a0<em style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/roman_curia\/synod\/documents\/rc_synod_doc_20110202_lineamenta-xiii-assembly_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\">(Synod of Bishops, XIII Ordinary General Assembly, 21)<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_5 hover-btn-border read-more et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Read More<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\"Herein lies a grave contradiction in our mentality and practice today: one which demeans the person, disrupts the\u00a0<span class=\"il\">environment<\/span>\u00a0and damages society.\"\u00a0<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Church points out \"<strong>the more serious destruction of the human\u00a0<span class=\"il\">environment<\/span><\/strong>, something\u00a0which is by no means receiving the attention it deserves.\"\u00a0<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 36)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_9 mosaic_width  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_11 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_16 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_23  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Personal Conversion<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><strong>The \"answer\"\u00a0is found in Jesus<\/strong> because: \"once Jesus dwells in our heart, the center of life is no longer my ravenous and selfish ego, but the One who is born and lives for love.\"<\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/homilies\/2018\/documents\/papa-francesco_20181224_omelia-natale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">\"Christians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith.\"\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/messages\/peace\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_mes_19891208_xxiii-world-day-for-peace.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 15)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">We require a \"spiritual rebirth\", seeing all of creation as a gift from God - given out of His immense love for humanity. (Pope Francis, \"Our Mother Earth: A Christian Reading of the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"il\" style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">Environmental<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">\u00a0Challenge\")<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">\u201cFaith\u2026by revealing the love of God the Creator, enables us to respect nature all the more, and to discern\u2026a dwelling place entrusted to our protection and care.\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/papa-francesco_20130629_enciclica-lumen-fidei.html\">(Pope Francis, 55)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_17 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/closed-eyed-man-holding-his-face-using-both-of-his-hands-1309052-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A heavily tattooed man prays in a church, symbolizing the need for personal conversion in order to protect the physical environment\" title=\"closed-eyed-man-holding-his-face-using-both-of-his-hands-1309052\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_12 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_18 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/closed-eyed-man-holding-his-face-using-both-of-his-hands-1309052-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A heavily tattooed man prays in a church, symbolizing the need for personal conversion in order to protect the physical environment\" title=\"closed-eyed-man-holding-his-face-using-both-of-his-hands-1309052\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_19 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_24  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Personal Conversion<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><strong>The \"answer\"\u00a0is found in Jesus<\/strong> because: \"once Jesus dwells in our heart, the center of life is no longer my ravenous and selfish ego, but the One who is born and lives for love.\"<\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/homilies\/2018\/documents\/papa-francesco_20181224_omelia-natale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">\"Christians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith.\"\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/messages\/peace\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_mes_19891208_xxiii-world-day-for-peace.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 15)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">We require a \"spiritual rebirth\", seeing all of creation as a gift from God - given out of His immense love for humanity. (Pope Francis, \"Our Mother Earth: A Christian Reading of the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"il\" style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">Environmental<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">\u00a0Challenge\")<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">\u201cFaith\u2026by revealing the love of God the Creator, enables us to respect nature all the more, and to discern\u2026a dwelling place entrusted to our protection and care.\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/papa-francesco_20130629_enciclica-lumen-fidei.html\">(Pope Francis, 55)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_10 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_13 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_20 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/backlit-breathing-apparatus-danger-dangerous-279979-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"backlit-breathing-apparatus-danger-dangerous-279979\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_21 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_25  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Courage<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_26  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\"[C]onsumer attitudes and life styles can be created which are objectively improper and often damaging to [our] physical and spiritual health\".<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\">\u00a0(Pope St. John Paul II, 36)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Society must undertake \u201c<strong>a serious review of its lifestyle<\/strong>, which in many parts of the world is\u00a0prone to hedonism and consumerism, regardless of their harmful consequences.\u201d<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\">\u00a0(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span style=\"color: #054368;\">We need to ask ourselves: \u201c<strong>Do I really need all these material objects<\/strong> and complicated recipes for living? Can I manage without all these unnecessary extras and live a life of greater simplicity?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/homilies\/2018\/documents\/papa-francesco_20181224_omelia-natale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/em><\/span><em style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">We must change our models of consumption from a style of life directed towards \u201chaving\u201d rather than \u201cbeing\u201d. We must reject a \u201cweb of false and superficial gratifications.\u201d <em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 41)<\/a><\/em><\/span><em><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_6 hover-btn-border read-more et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Read More<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span>\u201cThe individualism of our postmodern and globalized era favors a lifestyle which weakens the development and stability of personal relationships and distorts family bonds\u201d.\u00a0<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/apost_exhortations\/documents\/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis, 67)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The goal of Catholic social teaching is for life styles in which the quest for truth, beauty, goodness, and communion with others for the sake of the common good will determine consumers\u2019 choices, savings, and investments.\u00a0<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_enc_01051991_centesimus-annus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 36)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_2_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_left et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_2 hover-btn-border et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"\/consumerism\/\" data-icon=\"5\">A Profound Insight - LEARN MORE<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_11 mosaic_width  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_14 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_22 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_27  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Structural Change<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">\"Sin and '<strong>structures of sin<\/strong>'\u2026<strong>give a name to the root of the evils<\/strong> which afflict us.\u201d <\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_enc_30121987_sollicitudo-rei-socialis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 37)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">It is structures of sin that \"produce evil, pollute the environment, hurt and humiliate the poor, [and] favor the logic of possession and of power\". (Pope Francis, \"Our Mother Earth: A Christian Reading of the Environmental Challenge\")<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #054368; font-size: 14px;\">\"Let us\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\">demand<\/span> p<span style=\"color: #054368;\">olitical <\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\">decisions<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0that combine progress and equality, development and sustainability for\u00a0<\/span>everyone\"<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #054368;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2020\/september\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200912_comunita-laudatosi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">We need \"a profound revision of our cultural and economic models\". (Pope Francis, \"Our Mother Earth: A Christian Reading of the Environmental Challenge\")<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_7 hover-btn-border read-more et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Read More<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span>We must \"move from models founded on control and possession, power and success (a situation where '[h]uman beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded'\")\u00a0<\/span>to ones that promote well-ordered growth and solidarity.\u00a0<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/evangelii-gaudium\/#53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis, 53)<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><em style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>\"[S]tructures of sin\u2019\u2026can be overcome only through the exercise of the human and Christian solidarity...Only in this way can such positive energies be fully released for the benefit of development and peace.\u201d\u00a0<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/sollicitudo-rei-socialis\/#40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 40)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_23 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_9\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nirmal-rajendharkumar-mg62ux7G19w-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"nirmal-rajendharkumar-mg62ux7G19w-unsplash\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_15 et_pb_row_fullwidth et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_24 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_10\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nirmal-rajendharkumar-mg62ux7G19w-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"nirmal-rajendharkumar-mg62ux7G19w-unsplash\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_25 ds-vertical-align  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_28  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><span style=\"color: #054368;\">Structural Change<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">\"Sin and '<strong>structures of sin<\/strong>'\u2026<strong>give a name to the root of the evils<\/strong> which afflict us.\u201d <\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_enc_30121987_sollicitudo-rei-socialis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 37)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">It is structures of sin that \"produce evil, pollute the environment, hurt and humiliate the poor, [and] favor the logic of possession and of power\". (Pope Francis, \"Our Mother Earth: A Christian Reading of the Environmental Challenge\")<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #054368; font-size: 14px;\">\"Let us\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\">demand<\/span> p<span style=\"color: #054368;\">olitical <\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\">decisions<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0that combine progress and equality, development and sustainability for\u00a0<\/span>everyone\"<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #054368;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2020\/september\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200912_comunita-laudatosi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">We need \"a profound revision of our cultural and economic models\". (Pope Francis, \"Our Mother Earth: A Christian Reading of the Environmental Challenge\")<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_8 hover-btn-border read-more et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Read More<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span>We must \"move from models founded on control and possession, power and success (a situation where '[h]uman beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded'\")\u00a0<\/span>to ones that promote well-ordered growth and solidarity.\u00a0<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/evangelii-gaudium\/#53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis, 53)<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><em style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>\"[S]tructures of sin\u2019\u2026can be overcome only through the exercise of the human and Christian solidarity...Only in this way can such positive energies be fully released for the benefit of development and peace.\u201d\u00a0<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/sollicitudo-rei-socialis\/#40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 40)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_12 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_16 et_animated  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_26  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_29  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">But, Most of All, We Must Promote Integral Ecology<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_3_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_3 hover-btn-border et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"\/integral-ecology\/\" data-icon=\"5\">LEARN MORE<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_13 mosaic_width  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_17  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_27  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_30  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><strong>What About Climate Change?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_4_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_4 hover-btn-border et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"\/climate-change\/\" data-icon=\"5\">It&#039;s Complicated<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_2 et_pb_divider_position_bottom et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_14 mosaic_width  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_18  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_28  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column et_pb_column_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_29  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_5_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_5 hover-btn-border et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"\/human-environment\/\" data-icon=\"5\">Explore Our Human Environment<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_11\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/human-environment\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/AdobeStock_157566684_crop-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Excited children jumping in pool holding hands\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_31  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">The call for an \"<strong>ecology of the human person<\/strong>\" involves issues of the social structure in which we live. These structures can either help or hinder our living in accordance with the truth and it is here that Catholic social teaching begins to integrate issues of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\"I readily encourage efforts to promote a greater sense of ecological responsibility which...would safeguard an authentic 'human ecology' and thus forcefully reaffirm the inviolability of human life at every stage and in every condition, the dignity of the person and the unique mission of the family, where one is trained in love of neighbor and respect for nature.\" <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/messages\/peace\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20091208_xliii-world-day-peace.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 12)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_30  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_column_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_15 mosaic_width et_animated et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_19  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_31  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_32 et_animated et_hover_enabled  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>FAQs<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_9 et_animated et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Q: Is climate change a \u2018topic\u2019 for Catholic social teaching?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">A:\u00a0<span>Yes. Ecological issues were introduced to CST by Pope Saint John Paul II in his 1991\u00a0<\/span><span>encyclical Centesimus Annus wherein he said \u201cIn his desire to have and to enjoy rather than to be\u00a0<\/span><span>and to grow, man consumes the resources of the earth and his own life in an excessive and\u00a0<\/span><span>disordered way\u2026In this regard, humanity today must be conscious of its duties and obligations\u00a0<\/span><span>towards future generations.\"<\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#37\" style=\"color: #054368;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope\u00a0St. John Paul,\u00a037)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span>Pope Benedict XVI, while not usually recognized for it, reiterated and strengthened this concern for\u00a0<\/span><span>the environment \u2013 a concern he expressed consistently throughout his pontificate \u2013 saying: \u201cThe\u00a0<\/span><span>earth is a precious gift of the Creator, who has designed its intrinsic order, thus giving us\u00a0<\/span><span>guidelines to which we must hold ourselves as stewards of his creation\u2026In my recent\u00a0<\/span><span>Encyclical, Caritas in Veritate, I referred more than once to such questions.\"\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/audiences\/2009\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20090826.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(General Audience, August 26, 2009)<\/a><\/span><span>\u00a0Pope Benedict XVI also made this topic the theme for his 2010 World Day of Peace\u00a0<\/span><span>Message wherein he made the most developed magisterial case, to that point, on the topic of the\u00a0<\/span><span>environment.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span>Pope Francis has now dedicated an entire encyclical (Laudato Si\u2019) to this wherein he expresses\u00a0<\/span><span>his \u201chope that this Encyclical Letter, which is now added to the body of the Church\u2019s social\u00a0<\/span><span>teaching, can help us to acknowledge the appeal, immensity and urgency of the challenge we\u00a0<\/span><span>face.\"\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laudato-si\/#15\" style=\"color: #054368;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(<i>Laudato Si', 15<\/i>)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_10 et_animated et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Q: Who is responsible for stewardship of the Earth?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">A:\u00a0<span>The Church, up to now, has been clear: It is up to the lay faithful to implement Catholic social teaching in the\u00a0<\/span><span>world:\u00a0<\/span><span>Gaudium et Spes (the Pastoral Constitution On The Church In The Modern World) establishes\u00a0<\/span><span>this responsibility;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span>Pope Benedict XVI reaffirmed it: \u201c[T]he direct duty to work for a just ordering of society\u2026is proper\u00a0<\/span><span>to the lay faithful\u201d. <\/span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\">(Deus Caritas Est,\u00a029)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span>Pope Francis \u2018elevated the bar\u2019 with this: \u201cWorking for a just distribution of the fruits of the\u00a0<\/span><span>earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral obligation. For Christians, the\u00a0<\/span><span>responsibility is even greater: it is a commandment.\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2015\/july\/documents\/papa-francesco_20150709_bolivia-movimenti-popolari.html\">(Address to the Second World Meeting of Popular Movements, 3.1)\u00a0<\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2015\/july\/documents\/papa-francesco_20150709_bolivia-movimenti-popolari.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span>Pope St. John Paul II directly tied this \u201ccommandment\u201d to Catholic social teaching when he called for the Church to announce \u201cChrist to leaders, men and women alike, insisting especially on the formation of consciences on the basis of the Church\u2019s social doctrine.\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link href=\" http:=\"\" www=\"\" vatican=\"\" va=\"\" content=\"\" john-paul-ii=\"\" en=\"\" apost_exhortations=\"\" documents=\"\" hf_jp-ii_exh_22011999_ecclesia-in-america=\"\" html=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Ecclesia in America, 67)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_11 et_animated et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Q: How should lay Catholics implement the Church\u2019s teaching on environmental issues?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">A:\u00a0<span>Pope Benedict XVI said, \u201cthe formation of just structures\u2026belongs to the world of politics\u201d.<\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><a class=\"alternate-link href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Deus Caritas Est,\u00a029)<\/a><span style=\"color: #054368;\" class=\"alternate-link\" subsidiarity=\"\" properly=\"\" understood=\"\" both=\"\" justifies=\"\" and=\"\" sets=\"\" limits=\"\" on=\"\" the=\"\" activities=\"\" of=\"\" state=\"\" span=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span>Pope Francis has \u201craised the stakes\u201d:\u00a0<\/span><span>\u201cPolitics is an essential means of building human community and institutions\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/peace\/documents\/papa-francesco_20181208_messaggio-52giornatamondiale-pace2019.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\">(World Day of Peace, 2019)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span>\u201cWe, Christians, cannot \u2018play Pilate\u2019 and wash our hands\u2026We must participate in politics\u00a0<\/span><span>because politics is one of the highest forms of charity because it seeks the common good. And\u00a0<\/span><span>Christian lay people must work in politics.\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2013\/june\/documents\/papa-francesco_20130607_scuole-gesuiti.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Address to the Students of the Jesuit Schools of Italy and\u00a0Albania, 7 June 2013)<\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2013\/june\/documents\/papa-francesco_20130607_scuole-gesuiti.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span>Pope Francis also recognizes that this \u201cis not easy; politics has become too tainted. But I ask myself: Why has it become tainted? Because Christians have not participated in politics with an evangelical spirit? \u2026To work for the common good is a Christian duty, and many times the way in which to work towards it is through politics.\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2013\/june\/documents\/papa-francesco_20130607_scuole-gesuiti.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(ibid.)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_12 et_animated et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Q: Is climate change a political issue, thereby requiring lay Catholic involvement?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">A:\u00a0<span>Clearly, in the U.S., the answer is \u2018yes\u2019. One political party committed the country to a\u00a0<\/span><span>significant international accord on the topic and has proposed a \u201cGreen New Deal\u201d which would\u00a0<\/span><span>allocate tremendous resources to it; the other party has withdrawn the U.S. from the international\u00a0<\/span><span>accord and opposes the other party\u2019s current proposals.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_13 et_animated et_pb_toggle_item  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Q: How, then, do we best fulfill our \u2018requirement\u2019 - How should we apply Catholic social teaching? <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">A:\u00a0<span>We must internalize Catholic social teaching. Then, having formed our conscience on it, we must, by duty and in\u00a0<\/span><span>charity, actively engage in the secular world.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span>We should follow Pope Saint John Paul II\u2019s call to form our conscience on CST and then engage\u00a0<\/span><span>the world with its tenets. This commitment entails addressing issues starting from Catholic social teaching principles <\/span><span>rather than from positions. Here, \u201cpeople of goodwill\u201d can\/should dialogue and can disagree on\u00a0<\/span><span>\u201cpositions\u201d - as long as their prudential judgment is well-formed with a deep internalization of <\/span><span>Catholic social teaching principles. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span>\u201c[W]e should pray for the conversion of the many people...who do not yet recognize the urgent need to care for our common home.\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/leo-xiv\/en\/homilies\/2025\/documents\/20250709-omelia-custodia-creazione.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\">(Pope Leo XIV)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_16 mosaic_width  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_20 et_pb_gutters1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_32  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column et_pb_column_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_33  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_33  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\">The Four Pathologies<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Church\u00a0<b>identifies four dangers or major \u2018risks and problems\u2019<\/b>\u00a0eating away at the cultural, economic, and political systems\u00a0<b>and begins to identify how to cure them<\/b>.<\/h5><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"issues-slider\" class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_slider et_pb_slider_0 three-principles et_animated et_pb_slider_fullwidth_off et_pb_slider_show_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_0 et_clickable  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center et-pb-active-slide\" data-slide-id=\"et_pb_slide_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon3.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/consumerism\/\">Consumerism<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>\u201cThe exclusive pursuit of material possessions prevents man's growth as a human being and stands in opposition to his true grandeur.\u201d\u00a0<span class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/populorum-progressio\/#19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. Paul VI, 19)<\/span> A person who is concerned solely or primarily with possessing and enjoying \u2013 who can no longer subordinate his instincts - cannot be free.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_1 et_clickable  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center\" data-slide-id=\"et_pb_slide_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/environmental-degradation\/\">Environmental Degradation<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Both our physical and human environment are at risk and the Church insists we ignore neither! \u201cIt is contradictory to insist that future generations respect the natural environment when our educational systems and laws do not help them to respect themselves. The book of nature is one and indivisible: it takes in not only the environment but also life, sexuality, marriage, the family, social relations: in a word, integral human development.\"<\/span>\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_2 et_clickable  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center\" data-slide-id=\"et_pb_slide_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon2.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/alienation\/\">Alienation<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>We are losing the \u201cauthentic meaning of life\u201d!<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>When we\u00a0<\/span><span>refuse to transcend ourselves \u201cand to live the experience of self-giving\".<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><a style=\"color: #eb7425;\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope St. John Paul II, 41)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/span> when society \u201cis marked by a \u2018globalization of indifference\u2019 that makes us\u2026closed in on ourselves.\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/peace\/documents\/papa-francesco_20131208_messaggio-xlvii-giornata-mondiale-pace-2014.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis, 1)<\/a> \u00a0both the individual and society are alienated.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_slide et_pb_slide_3 et_clickable  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_slide_with_image et_pb_media_alignment_center\" data-slide-id=\"et_pb_slide_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_container clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon4.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_pb_slide_title\"><a href=\"\/under-development\/\">Radical Secularism<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_slide_content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe greatest challenge of our time is secularization\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2006\/april\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060406_xxi-wyd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><em>(Pope Benedict XVI, 3)<\/em><\/span>\u200b<\/a>\u00a0<span>Why? 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