{"id":36743,"date":"2020-03-18T19:06:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T19:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cappusa.wpengine.com\/?page_id=36743"},"modified":"2026-08-18T22:40:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T22:40:54","slug":"integral-ecology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/es\/integral-ecology\/","title":{"rendered":"Integral Ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Integral Ecology is the Solution to the Environmental Crisis<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Unites Human & Physical Environments<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

One Complex Crisis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Nature is One & Indivisible<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Contemplation & Compassion<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Struggles with Deeper Issues<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

No Ecology without Adequate Anthropology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201c<\/span>There can be no ecology without<\/strong> an adequate anthropology<\/strong>.\u201d<\/h5>\n

Pope Francis, 118<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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\u201cWe are faced\u2026with\u00a0one complex crisis<\/b>\u00a0which is\u00a0both social and environmental<\/b>.\u201d<\/span><\/h5>\n

Pope Francis, 139<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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We cannot care for the environment if we do not take care of people!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

What is Integral Ecology?<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\u201cOur duties towards the environment are linked to our duties towards the human person\u201d. (Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf an appreciation of the value of the human person and of human life is lacking, we will also lose interest in\u2026the earth itself.\u201d (Pope St. John Paul II, 13)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe analysis of environmental problems<\/strong> cannot be separated from...<\/strong> how individuals relate to themselves.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis, 141)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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\u201cThe neglect<\/strong> of creation and social injustices influence<\/strong> each other\u201d. (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSince everything<\/strong> is closely interrelated<\/strong>\u2026I suggest that we now consider some elements of an integral ecology, which clearly respects human and social dimensions\u201d. (Pope Francis, 137)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Church is not only committed to promoting the protection of land, water and air\u2026above all she\u2026works\u2026to protect mankind from self-destruction.\u201d (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMan too is God's gift to man. He must therefore respect the natural and moral structure with which he has been endowed.\u201d\u00a0(Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Integral Ecology Articles<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We Must Unite<\/h4>\n

the Human & Physical Environment<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\u201cWe are called<\/strong> not only<\/strong> to respect<\/strong> the natural environment but also...our human family\u201d.<\/h5>\n

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