“Let us be protectors of Creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment” – Pope Francis, Earth Day 2013.
On April 22 the world will observe the 45th anniversary of Earth Day. All that we have is gift from God. Stewardship of God’s Creation/Reconciliation with Creation is a key social justice principle and forms a vital component of the Archdiocese’s Mission Statement since Scripture tells us to “cultivate and care for” God’s creation (Gen 2:15). In 1989 St Pope John Paul II highlighted the fact that: “The ecological crisis is a moral issue” (The Ecological Crisis: A Common Responsibility).