“.…there is an order in the universe which must be respected…the human person, endowed with the capability of choosing freely, has a grave responsibility to preserve this order for the well-being of future generations. I wish to repeat that the ecological crisis is a moral issue.” – Pope John Paul II, World Day of Peace Message, 1990
Today as the world observes Mother Earth Day, let us reflect on how we are treating God’s gifts to us and what our Church has said about the need to protect creation.