When the Church speaks of ecology, she is referencing the relationship between us and our physical environment and our human environment.
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When the Church speaks of ecology, she is referencing the relationship between us and our physical environment and our human environment.
Pope Francis has made the environment, natural and human, a hallmark of his papacy.
The Holy Fathers have consistently insisted that if we do not respect our human environment we will not respect the natural environment.