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The Top Quotes on Nature by the Church<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Our favorite nature quotes from the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Our Favorite Nature Quotes<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n


Pope Francis has made the environment, natural and human<\/strong>, a hallmark of his papacy. And he is not the first Pope to stress good stewardship of our \u2018common home\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. \"Christians, in particular, realize\u2026their duty towards nature<\/strong> and the Creator are an\u00a0essential part of their faith<\/strong>.\"\u00a0(Pope St. John Paul II, 15)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. \"The natural environment is given by God to everyone<\/strong>, and its use entails a\u00a0personal responsibility<\/strong> towards the whole of humanity\". (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. \"The climate is a common good<\/strong>, belonging to all and meant for all.\"\u00a0(Pope Francis, 23)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. \u201cIf you want to cultivate peace,\u00a0protect creation<\/strong>\u201d.\u00a0(Pope Benedict XVI, 1)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. \u201cToo many of us act like\u00a0tyrants<\/strong>\u00a0with regard to creation.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a>\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n
  6. \"A radical challenge<\/strong>\u2026is to use the earth\u2019s resources wisely and responsibly\u2026To do this is to respect the will of the Creator<\/strong>.\"\u00a0(Pope St. John Paul II, 4)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  7. \"The earth is a precious gift of the Creator<\/strong>, who has designed its intrinsic order, thus giving us guidelines<\/strong> to which we must hold ourselves as stewards of his creation.\" (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  8. The\u00a0earth \u201ccries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted<\/strong>\u00a0on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her\u201d. (Pope Francis, 2)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \n\"The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all.\" (Pope Francis, 23)\u00a0 <\/span><\/a>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    Catholic social teaching is built on three foundational principles -\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity<\/strong>,\u00a0Solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Subsidiarity.\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity, embodied in a correct understanding of the human person, is the greatest. The others flow from it. Good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the three principles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Human Dignity<\/a><\/h2>

    This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Solidarity<\/a><\/h2>

    Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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    Subsidiarity<\/a><\/h2>

    Subsidiarity \u201cis a fundamental principle of social philosophy, fixed and unchangeable, that one should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry. So, too, it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and a disturbance of right order to transfer to the larger and higher collectivity functions which can be performed and provided for by the lesser and subordinate bodies\u201d. (Pope Pius XI)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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