The Top Quotes on Nature by the Church
by CAPP-USA
Our favorite nature quotes from the Catholic Church.
Our Favorite Nature Quotes
Pope Francis has made the environment, natural and human, a hallmark of his papacy. And he is not the first Pope to stress good stewardship of our ‘common home’.
The Natural Environment
- “Christians, in particular, realize…their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith.” (Pope St. John Paul II, 15)
- “The natural environment is given by God to everyone, and its use entails a personal responsibility towards the whole of humanity”. (Pope Benedict XVI)
- “The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all.” (Pope Francis, 23)
- “If you want to cultivate peace, protect creation”. (Pope Benedict XVI, 1)
- “Too many of us act like tyrants with regard to creation.” (Pope Francis)
- “A radical challenge…is to use the earth’s resources wisely and responsibly…To do this is to respect the will of the Creator.” (Pope St. John Paul II, 4)
- “The earth is a precious gift of the Creator, who has designed its intrinsic order, thus giving us guidelines to which we must hold ourselves as stewards of his creation.” (Pope Benedict XVI)
- The earth “cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her”. (Pope Francis, 2)
“The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all.” (Pope Francis, 23)
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