Teachings of The Catholic Church on the Environment by EJ

The Church has a God centered view of the universe and that makes humans responsible for the fate of the earth and catholics believe we should have a respect for all human life which includes respect for the environment . Pope John Paul the second states "There is a growing awareness that world peace is threatened not only by the arms race, regional conflicts, and continued injustice among peoples and nations, but also by a lack of due respect for nature.... Moreover, a new ecological awareness is beginning to emerge which, rather than being downplayed, ought to be encouraged to develop into concrete programs and initiatives." Most of the Protestant faiths believe that Catholics have just recently started becoming more aware of the environment Sister Marjorie Keenan believes this to be true. As Catholics the two main commandments we follow are To love God above all things, the second is to love our neighbors as ourselves. These two commandments are the main reasons catholics tend to be less involved in the preservation of our environment.