{"id":37159,"date":"2020-03-25T19:16:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T19:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cappusa.wpengine.com\/?page_id=37159"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:07:49","slug":"human-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/5.capp-usa.org\/es\/human-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Human 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=\"\/human-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  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 Human 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_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-1_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-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item1 fade-text et_hover_enabled et_pb_section_video_on_hover et_pb_section_parallax_hover  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\"><p>Is Witnessing Serious Destruction<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item2 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>Must Respect our Nature<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item3 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>Comprises Life, Dignity, and the Family<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item4 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>Inseparable from the Common Good<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5 M-1_grid-item M-1_grid-item5 grid-item_gap-fill  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\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6 M-1_grid-item M-1_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>Speaks of a Harmonious Universe<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7 M-1_grid-item M-1_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>One and Indivisable with Our Physical 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_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_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_8  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\"><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\u201cIn addition to the irrational <strong>destruction of the natural environment<\/strong>, we must also mention <strong>the more serious destruction of the\u00a0<\/strong><i><strong>human environment<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/i>something which is by no means receiving the attention it deserves.\u201d<\/span><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope St. John Paul II, 38<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><em><span class=\"s6\"><\/span><\/em><\/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_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_pb_row_fullwidth 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: #054368;\">What is the Human Environment?<\/span><\/h4><\/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><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"s19\"><span class=\"s13\">It is <i><strong>the moral conditions<\/strong>\u2026<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"s19\"><span class=\"s13\">\u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"s19\"><span class=\"s13\"><i><\/i>the moral structure with which [man] has been endowed.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2><span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laudato-si\/#115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope Francis, 115<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It is a \u201c<strong>profound reality<\/strong>: the relationship between\u00a0<strong>human life and the moral law<\/strong>, which is inscribed in our nature and is\u00a0<strong>necessary<\/strong>\u00a0for the creation of a more <strong>dignified<\/strong> environment.\u201d<\/span><\/h5>\n<h2><span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laudato-si\/#155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope Francis, 155<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s7\"><\/span><\/strong><\/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_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_5 et_pb_row_fullwidth 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_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5 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_11  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: #ffffff;\">Advance a Human Ecology<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_12 bullets-module  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: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"s11\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\"<\/span><span class=\"s11\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">There can be no renewal of our relationship with <strong>nature<\/strong> without <strong>a renewal of humanity<\/strong> itself.\"<\/span><span class=\"s11\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s13\">\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laudato-si\/#118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">(Pope Francis, 118)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"s15\">\"<strong>In<\/strong> <strong>addition<\/strong> to the irrational destruction of the <strong>natural<\/strong> <strong>environment<\/strong>, we must also mention <strong>the more serious destruction of the human environment<\/strong>, something which is by no means receiving the attention it deserves.\"\u00a0<span><span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"s15\">\"The Church has a responsibility towards creation\u201d. However, \u201c[s]he must <strong>above\u00a0<\/strong><strong>all<\/strong>\u00a0protect mankind from self-destruction. There is <strong>need for<\/strong>\u00a0what might be called <strong>a\u00a0<\/strong><strong>human ecology<\/strong>.\"\u00a0<span><span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/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<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">READ MORE<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span><span class=\"s15\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\"<strong>The book of nature is one and indivisible<\/strong>: it takes in not only the environment but\u00a0also life, sexuality, marriage, the family, social relations: in a word, <strong>integral human\u00a0development<\/strong>.\"<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368; font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\"If there is a lack of respect for the right to life and to a natural death, if human\u00a0conception, gestation and birth are made artificial, if human embryos are sacrificed to\u00a0research, the conscience of <strong>society ends up losing the concept of human ecology<\/strong>\".<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368; font-size: 14px;\"><i>\u00a0<span><span class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/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_6 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_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\/03\/mother-10516_1920.jpg\" alt=\"A mother and child silhouetted on a hillside symbolize the human environment\" 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_6 et_pb_row_fullwidth 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_7 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_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\/03\/mother-10516_1920.jpg\" alt=\"A mother and child silhouetted on a hillside symbolize the human environment\" 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_8 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_13  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: #ffffff;\">Advance a Human Ecology<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_14 bullets-module  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: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"s11\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\"<\/span><span class=\"s11\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">There can be no renewal of our relationship with <strong>nature<\/strong> without <strong>a renewal of humanity<\/strong> itself.\"<\/span><span class=\"s11\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s13\">\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laudato-si\/#118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">(Pope Francis, 118)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"s15\">\"<strong>In<\/strong> <strong>addition<\/strong> to the irrational destruction of the <strong>natural<\/strong> <strong>environment<\/strong>, we must also mention <strong>the more serious destruction of the human environment<\/strong>, something which is by no means receiving the attention it deserves.\"\u00a0<span><span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"s15\">\"The Church has a responsibility towards creation\u201d. However, \u201c[s]he must <strong>above\u00a0<\/strong><strong>all<\/strong>\u00a0protect mankind from self-destruction. There is <strong>need for<\/strong>\u00a0what might be called <strong>a\u00a0<\/strong><strong>human ecology<\/strong>.\"\u00a0<span><span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/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<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">READ MORE<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span><span class=\"s15\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\"<strong>The book of nature is one and indivisible<\/strong>: it takes in not only the environment but\u00a0also life, sexuality, marriage, the family, social relations: in a word, <strong>integral human\u00a0development<\/strong>.\"<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368; font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\"If there is a lack of respect for the right to life and to a natural death, if human\u00a0conception, gestation and birth are made artificial, if human embryos are sacrificed to\u00a0research, the conscience of <strong>society ends up losing the concept of human ecology<\/strong>\".<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #054368; font-size: 14px;\"><i>\u00a0<span><span class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/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_6 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_7 et_pb_row_fullwidth 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_9  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_15  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;\">A Summary of Human Ecology<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_16 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><span class=\"s7\"><span class=\"s19\"><span class=\"s13\">\u201c<strong>Man does not create himself<\/strong>. He is intellect and will, but he is <strong>also<\/strong> nature, and his will is rightly ordered <strong>if he respects his nature<\/strong>, listens to it and accepts himself for who he is, as one who did not create himself. In this way, and in <strong>no other<\/strong>, is <strong>true human freedom fulfilled<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2><span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2011\/september\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20110922_reichstag-berlin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope Benedict XVI<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s7\"><\/span><\/strong><\/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_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_8 et_pb_row_fullwidth 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_10 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_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\/06\/man-wearing-white-shirt-during-golden-hour-2565874.jpg\" alt=\"A man with a white shirt and rainbow demon horns stands with his back toward the viewer at a protest in the evening, showing the chaos that results from destroying the human environment\" 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_11 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_17  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 class=\"s7\" style=\"color: #054368;\">Failure Has Consequences!<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><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\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\"When man turns his back on the Creator's plan, he <strong>provokes<\/strong> a disorder which has\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #054368; font-size: 14px;\">inevitable <strong>repercussions<\/strong> on the rest of the <strong>created order<\/strong>.\"<\/span><span class=\"s5\" style=\"color: #054368; font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"s13\">\u00a0<\/span><a 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\" class=\"alternate-link\"><em>(Pope St. John Paul II, 5)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">\"Herein lies <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">a grave contradiction <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #054368;\">in our mentality and practice today: one which demeans the <strong>person<\/strong>, disrupts the\u00a0<strong>environment<\/strong>\u00a0and damages <strong>society<\/strong>.\"\u00a0<\/span><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><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\"The <strong>harmony<\/strong> between the Creator, humanity and creation as a whole was <strong>disrupted <\/strong>by our presuming to take the place of God and refusing to acknowledge our creaturely <strong>limitations<\/strong>.\" <em><a href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laudato-si\/#66\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #054368;\">(Pope Francis, 66)<\/a><\/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<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">READ MORE<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span class=\"s5\" style=\"color: #054368;\">\"If an appreciation of the <strong>value<\/strong> of the human person and of human life is <strong>lacking<\/strong>, we will also lose interest in others and in the <strong>earth<\/strong> <strong>itself<\/strong>.\"<\/span><span> <\/span><span class=\"s5\"><a 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\" class=\"alternate-link\"><em>(Pope St. John Paul II, 13)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s5\" style=\"color: #054368;\"><span><span class=\"s5\">\"<strong>Creation<\/strong> is made to connect us with God and to each other; it is<strong>\u00a0God\u2019s social network<\/strong>.\"\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2019\/august\/documents\/papa-francesco_20190803_scouts-europa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"alternate-link\">(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s5\" style=\"color: #054368;\">\"The seriousness of the <strong>ecological<\/strong> issue<strong> lays bare<\/strong> the depth of man's moral <strong>crisis<\/strong>\".<\/span><em style=\"color: #054368;\"><span><span class=\"s5\">\u00a0<a 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\" class=\"alternate-link\"><em>(Pope St. John Paul II, 13)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/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_8 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_9 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_12  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>What Must We Do?<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_20  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\"><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\u201cThe <strong>decisive issue<\/strong> is the overall moral tenor of society\u201d.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\"><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope Benedict XVI, 51<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><em><span class=\"s6\"><\/span><\/em><\/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><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_10 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_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_text et_pb_text_21 bullets-module  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>\"Pope Benedict spoke of \u2018<strong>ecology of man<\/strong>\u2019 based on the fact that \u2018man too has a nature that he must respect and that he cannot <strong>manipulate<\/strong> at will.'\"\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laudato-si\/#155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span><span a=\"\" class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Francis, 155)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The many problems we face \"confirms the need for carefully coordinated solutions <strong>based on<\/strong> a morally coherent world view. For Christians, such a world view is <strong>grounded<\/strong> in religious convictions drawn from Revelation.\"\u00a0<a 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\"><span 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\"><em>(Pope St. John Paul II, 2)<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAn <strong>education <\/strong>in ecological responsibility is urgent: responsibility for oneself, for others,\u00a0<\/span><span>and for the earth\u2026\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The first educator, however, is the family, where the child learns to respect his neighbor and to love nature.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><a 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\"><span 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\"><em>(Pope St. John Paul II, 13)<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/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><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_11 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_14  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_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\/woman-in-black-shirt-facing-mirror-211024.jpg\" alt=\"A young woman stares at herself in a bathroom window, symbolizing the need for personal conversion in order to preserve the human environment\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\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\"><h2>Personal Conversion<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_23 bullets-module  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\"><ul style=\"padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;\">\n<li><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"s13\">Addressing the decline of our human environment \"entails <strong>a genuine conversion<\/strong> in ways of thought and behavior.\"<span>\u00a0<span class=\"s5\"><a 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\" class=\"alternate-link\"><em>(Pope St. John Paul II, 13)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"s23\"><span class=\"s5\" style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', Times, serif; font-size: 14px;\">\"[A]n essential element of any genuine human ecology\u201d involves \u201clearning to <strong>accept<\/strong> our body, to <strong>care<\/strong> for it and to <strong>respect <\/strong>its fullest meaning\".<\/span><span class=\"s5\" style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', Times, serif; font-size: 14px;\"> <span><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laudato-si\/#155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Francis, 155)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/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_15  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\/Artgate_Fondazione_Cariplo_-_Molteni_Giuseppe_La_confessione-crop.jpg\" alt=\"A painting of a woman confessing to a priest symbolizes the courage that will be necessary to preserve the human environment\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><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\"><h2>Courage<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_25 bullets-module  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\"><ul style=\"padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;\">\n<li><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"s13\">\"Simplicity, moderation and discipline, as well as <strong>a spirit of sacrifice<\/strong>, must become a part of everyday life, lest all suffer the negative consequences of the careless habits of a few.\"<span>\u00a0<span class=\"s5\"><a 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\" class=\"alternate-link\"><em>(Pope St. John Paul II, 13)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"s23\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\"Too little effort is made to\u00a0<strong>safeguard the moral conditions<\/strong> for an authentic \u2018human ecology\u2019\".<span><span class=\"s15\">\u00a0<span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"s23\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span><span class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s5\">There are <strong>structures<\/strong> of society that need <strong>to be destroyed<\/strong>. There are <strong>structures<\/strong> that need <strong>to be built<\/strong>. \"To destroy structures and replace them with more authentic forms of living in community is a task which demands courage and patience.\"\u00a0<span class=\"s27\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/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_16  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_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\/female-teacher-addressing-university-students-in-a-PUNGHRW-crop.jpg\" alt=\"A woman stands in a modern conference room speaking to twelve or fifteen people, showing the structural change that will be necessary to preserve the human environment\" title=\"\" \/><\/span>\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\"><h2>Structural Change<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_27 bullets-module  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\"><ul style=\"padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;\">\n<li><span>\"Decisions which create a <strong>human<\/strong> <strong>environment<\/strong> can give rise to specific<strong> structures of sin<\/strong> which impede the full realization of those who are in any way oppressed by them\".\u00a0<\/span><span><span class=\"s27\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Human ecology \"is <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">inseparable from<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"> the notion of <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">the common good<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">, a central and\u00a0<\/span>unifying principle of social ethics.\"<span class=\"s5\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\u00a0<span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"s5\"><em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/laudato-si\/#156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis, 156)<\/a><\/em><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s5\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span class=\"s11\"><span class=\"s5\">\"It is <strong>contradictory <\/strong>to<strong> <\/strong>insist that future generations respect the natural environment when our educational systems and laws do not help them to <strong>respect themselves<\/strong>.\"<span class=\"s15\">\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/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<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">READ MORE<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #054368;\">\"Mankind \u201cmust\u2026<strong>respect<\/strong> <strong>the natural and moral structure<\/strong> with which he has been endowed.\"<span class=\"s15\">\u00a0<span class=\"s5\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #054368;\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #054368;\"><span class=\"s5\">Catholic social teaching \u201coffers <strong>a powerful way of thinking<\/strong> about what the common good requires, and how <\/span><span class=\"s9\">structures<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> in society can <strong>promote or undermine human well-being<\/strong>\" (<span>Vincent Cardinal Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, foreword to: \"Just Money: How Catholic Social Teaching can Redeem Capitalism\" by Clifford Longley; Published by Theos, 2014).<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s27\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s11\" style=\"color: #054368;\"><span class=\"s13\">\"Churches and religious bodies, non-governmental and governmental organizations, indeed <strong>all<\/strong> members of society, <strong>have a precise role to play<\/strong>.\"\u00a0<span class=\"s5\"><em><a 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\" class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #054368;\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 13)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/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_9 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_12 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_17  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\"><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">We are called to <strong>change our own lives<\/strong>, <strong>first<\/strong>, and then, change the world.<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><em><span class=\"s6\"><\/span><\/em><\/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_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 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_18  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;\">Most of All, We Must Promote an Integral Ecology<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_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_1 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_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_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_19  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_20  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_2_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_2 hover-btn-border et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"\/physical-environment\/\" data-icon=\"5\">Explore Our Physical Environment<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><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<a href=\"\/physical-environment\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/floating-plastic-bag-dispersing-waste-and-small-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><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\"><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 <strong>safeguard an authentic 'human ecology'<\/strong> and thus forcefully reaffirm the inviolability of human life at every stage and in every condition, <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>dignity of the person<\/strong> and <strong>the unique mission of the family<\/strong>, 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_21  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_12 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_15 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_22  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_23  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_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\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\">The Four Pathologies<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>The Church\u00a0<\/span><b>identifies four dangers or major \u2018risks and problems\u2019<\/b><span>\u00a0eating away at the cultural, economic, and political systems\u00a0<\/span><b>and begins to identify how to cure them<\/b><span>.<\/span><\/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? Radical secularism holds that there is no such thing as an objective truth. But, \u201cWithout truth, without trust and love for what is true, there is no social conscience and responsibility, and social action ends up serving private interests and the logic of power.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Benedict XVI, 5)<\/em>\u200b<\/a><\/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\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_24  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_13 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_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_25  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_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;\">Ask a Question<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Go Deeper! 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href=\"http:\/\/w2.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, 11)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This means an understanding of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this \u2013 the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image. It is in this beginning that human rights are grounded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is this important?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>As one created in the image of God, each individual human being has the dignity of a person;<\/em>\u00a0he or she is not just something but someone, free, self-giving and entering into communion with others.\u201d\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/holy_father\/benedict_xvi\/messages\/peace\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20061208_xl-world-day-peace_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Benedict XVI, 2007 World Day of Peace Message, December 8, 2006, 2)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Incarnation reveals to us, with intense light and in a surprising way, that every human life has a very lofty and incomparable dignity.\u201d\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/holy_father\/benedict_xvi\/homilies\/2010\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20101127_vespri-avvento_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Benedict XVI, Prayer for nascent human life, November 27, 2010)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn comparison with all the other living beings that populate the earth man has an unmistakable originality. He lives simultaneously in both the spiritual and corporal dimension\u2026We are therefore spirit, soul and body. We are part of this world, tied to the possibilities and limitation of our material condition, while at the same time we are open to an infinite horizon, able to converse with God and to welcome him within us\u201d\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/holy_father\/benedict_xvi\/homilies\/2010\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20101127_vespri-avvento_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Benedict XVI, Prayer for nascent human life, November 27, 2010)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod loves us deeply, totally and without making distinctions. He calls us to friendship with him, he makes us part of a reality beyond every imagination and every thought and word: his divine life itself. With feeling and gratitude, let us be aware of the value of every human person\u2019s incomparable dignity and of our great responsibility.\u201d\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/holy_father\/benedict_xvi\/homilies\/2010\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20101127_vespri-avvento_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope Benedict XVI, Prayer for nascent human life, November 27, 2010)<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_5 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 human dignity under assault?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>A: \u201cToday, perhaps more persuasively and with more effective means than in the past, human dignity is threatened by aberrant ideologies, assailed by the misguided use of science and technology, and contradicted by widespread incongruent lifestyles\u2026 Moreover, propaganda and the growing acceptance of disordered lifestyles contrary to human dignity are weakening the hearts and minds of people.<\/p>\n<p>All this represents a threat to humanity, because peace is in danger when human dignity is not respected...any offense to the person is a threat to peace; any threat to peace is an offense to the truth of the person: The human person is the heart of peace\u2019.\u201d<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/zenit.org\/articles\/theme-for-world-peace-day-2007-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>\u00a0(Pope Benedict XVI, Communiqu\u00e9 Announcing the theme of 40th World Peace Day, July 13, 2006)<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_6 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 peace at risk?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>A: \u201cA true and stable peace presupposes respect for human rights. Yet, if these rights are grounded on a weak conception of the human person, how could they not fail to be themselves weakened?\u201d <em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/holy_father\/benedict_xvi\/messages\/peace\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20061208_xl-world-day-peace_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 2007 World Day of Peace Message, 12)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\"History has shown how dangerous and damaging a State can be when it proceeds to make laws that touch the person and society, while itself claiming to be the source and principle of ethics\". <em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/holy_father\/benedict_xvi\/speeches\/2010\/february\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20100213_acdlife_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, Address To Participants in the General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life, February 13, 2010)<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_toggle et_pb_toggle_7 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: What is the &quot;bottom line&quot;?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>A: \u201cRespect, protect, love and serve life, every human life! 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