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Pope Francis on the environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Pope Francis Quotes on the Environment<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n


Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has made the environment, natural and human<\/strong>, a hallmark of his papacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cNature, in a word, is at our disposition and we are called to\u00a0exercise a responsible stewardship<\/strong>\u00a0over it.\u201d\u00a0(World Day of Peace Message, 9)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. \u201cCreation\u00a0is made to\u00a0connect us\u00a0with God and to each other; it is\u00a0God\u2019s social network.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/em><\/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. \u201cToo many of us act like\u00a0tyrants<\/strong>\u00a0with regard to creation.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. The\u00a0earth \u201ccries out to us <\/strong>because of the harm we have inflicted\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
  6. \u201cTragically,\u00a0the human response\u00a0to this gift\u00a0has been marked by sin, selfishness and a greedy desire to possess and exploit. Egoism and self-interest have turned creation\u2026into an arena of competition and conflict.\u201d (World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  7. \u201cThe\u00a0harmony\u00a0between the Creator, humanity and creation as a whole was\u00a0disrupted\u00a0by our presuming to take the place of God and refusing to acknowledge our creaturely\u00a0limitations.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis, 66)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  8. \"That is\u00a0how we end up\u00a0worshipping earthly powers<\/strong>, or ourselves\u00a0usurping the place of God<\/strong>, even to the point of claiming an unlimited right to trample his creation underfoot.\" (Pope Francis, 75)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n
  9. \"The best way to restore men and women to their rightful place\u2026is to speak once more of the figure of a Father who creates and who alone owns the world.\" (Pope Francis, 75)<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n
  10. \"There can be no renewal of our relationship with\u00a0nature\u00a0without\u00a0a renewal of humanity itself.\"<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Pope Francis, 118)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \n\"Creation is made to connect us with God and to each other; it is God\u2019s social network.\" (Pope Francis)\u00a0 <\/span><\/a>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    Three Key Principles<\/a><\/h2>

    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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