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Excessive Consumption<\/p>\n
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An Urgent Appeal<\/p>\n
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We Need a Conversion<\/p>\n
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A Crisis<\/p>\n
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We Have Been Tyrants<\/p>\n
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Neglects the Integrity of Creation<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe care of preserving and improving the natural environment\u2026are deeply felt among the men of our times.\u201d (Pope St. Paul VI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe progressive deterioration [is creating]\u2026risks provoking a veritable ecological catastrophe\u201d<\/span>. (Pope St. Paul VI, 3)<\/a><\/p>\n \u201c[H]ow can we ignore the imbalances caused in the biosphere by the disorderly exploitation of the physical reserves of the planet<\/span>.\u201d (Pope St. Paul VI)<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cTo rule creation means\u2026to transform the world\u2026into a beautiful abode where everything is respected.<\/span>\u201d (Pope St. Paul VI)<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/3.jpg” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”30px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”||0px|” custom_padding_tablet=”20px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Introduced<\/strong> ecology<\/strong> as<\/strong> a formal part of Catholic social teaching and an essential part of faith<\/strong>: \u201cChristians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith.\u201d\u00a0(World Day of Peace Message, 15)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c[T]here is an order in the universe which must be respected, and\u2026I wish to repeat that\u00a0the ecological crisis is a moral issue<\/strong>\u201d<\/span>.\u00a0(World Day of Peace Message, 15)<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cMan thinks that he can make arbitrary use of the earth…as though it did not have its own requisites and a prior God-given purpose, which man can indeed develop but must not betray<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>(Centesimus Annus, 37)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Read More” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_level=”h3″ title_font=”|600||on|||||” title_text_align=”left” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#054368″ background_color=”#f2f2f2″ link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cInstead of carrying out his role as a co-operator with God in the work of creation, man sets himself up in place of God<\/strong> and thus ends up provoking a rebellion on the part of nature<\/strong>, which is more tyrannized than governed by him.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0(Centesimus Annus, 37)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n NOTE: In 1979, Pope St. John Paul II proclaimed St. Francis of Assisi the Patron Saint of those who promote ecology. (Apostolic Letter Inter Sanctos, December 29, 1979)<\/p>\n An even earlier magisterial warning and call to care for our natural environment was made by Pope St. Paul VI who said, in 1971: \u201c<\/span>Man is suddenly becoming aware that by an ill-considered exploitation of nature<\/strong> he risks destroying it and becoming in his turn the victim of this degradation. Not only is the material environment becoming a permanent menace – pollution and refuse, new illness and absolute destructive capacity – but the human framework is no longer under man’s control, thus creating an environment for tomorrow which may well be intolerable. This is a wide-ranging social problem which concerns the entire human family.” (Octogesima Adveniens<\/i>, 21)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/popebenedict_resized.jpg” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”30px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”||0px|” custom_padding_tablet=”20px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cIf you want to cultivate peace, protect creation<\/strong>\u201d<\/span>. (World Day of Peace Message, 1)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span> Following Pope Benedict XVI’s World Day of Peace Message in 2010, wherein he definitively laid out the Church\u2019s case for protecting the environment<\/strong>, many media outlets labeled him the \u201cGreen” Pope<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n Indeed, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his concern for the <\/span>environment <\/span>consistently throughout his pontificate: \u201cThe earth is a precious gift of the Creator<\/strong>, who has designed its intrinsic order, thus giving us guidelines to which we must hold ourselves as stewards of his creation\u201d<\/span>. (General Audience)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Read More” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_level=”h3″ title_font=”|600||on|||||” title_text_align=”left” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#054368″ background_color=”#f2f2f2″ link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cIn my recent Encyclical, Caritas in Veritate, I referred more than once to such questions\u2026as the natural\u00a0environment<\/span>\u00a0is given by God to everyone<\/strong>, and its use entails a personal responsibility towards the whole of humanity, in particular, towards the poor and future generations.\u201d\u00a0(General Audience, August 29, 2009)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Canonization_2014-_The_Canonization_of_Saint_John_XXIII_and_Saint_John_Paul_II_14036966124_resized.jpg” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”30px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”||0px|” custom_padding_tablet=”20px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”||10px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Our natural\u00a0<\/span>environment<\/span>\u00a0has now received a dedicated treatment<\/strong> in Laudato Si\u2019 wherein the Holy Father expresses\u2026 \u201c[H]ope that this Encyclical Letter, which is now added to the body of the Church\u2019s social teaching, can help us to acknowledge the appeal<\/strong>, immensity and urgency of the challenge we face.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>(Laudato Si’, 15)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cNature, in a word, is at our disposition and we are called to exercise a responsible stewardship<\/strong> over it.\u201d\u00a0(World Day of Peace Message, 9)<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n The earth \u201ccries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted<\/strong> on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her\u201d. (Laudato Si, 2)<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Read More” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_level=”h3″ title_font=”|600||on|||||” title_text_align=”left” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#054368″ background_color=”#f2f2f2″ link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cTragically, the human response<\/strong> to this gift has been marked by sin<\/strong>, selfishness and a greedy desire to possess and exploit. Egoism and self-interest have turned creation\u2026into an arena of competition and conflict.”\u00a0(World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” animation_delay=”200ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” 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align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”30px||” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Man<\/strong> is certainly the first and truest treasure<\/strong> of the earth.”\u00a0<\/span>(Pope St. Paul VI)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” module_class=”mosaic_width” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” 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sticky_enabled=”0″]Two extremes have arisen in our relationship with nature\u2014both cautioned against by the Church:<\/p>\n The Catechism places environmental teaching in the context of the Seventh Commandment: \u201cYou shall not steal\u201d. (CCC, 2415)<\/a> while Pope Benedict XVI reminds us that nature \u201cis destined to be \u2018recapitulated\u2019 in Christ at the end of time\u201d. (Caritas in Veritate, 48)<\/a><\/p>\n Caring for creation should reflect gratitude<\/strong>. Nature is a gift meant to support human flourishing and guide us toward our ultimate destiny: eternal life with God.<\/p>\n Understanding these mistakes helps us act with clarity and purpose. 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underfoot.”<\/span>\u00a0(Pope Francis, 75)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nazmi-zaim-OUULalUWP3o-unsplash-crop.jpg” alt=”A blistered hand is held up against a black background, symbolizing the solidarity that will be required to face the environment crisis” title_text=”nazmi-zaim-OUULalUWP3o-unsplash-crop” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ z_index=”0″ module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”0px|||||” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ 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button_alignment=”center” module_class=”hover-btn-border” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”20px” button_text_color=”#054368″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”5||divi||400″ button_on_hover=”off” custom_margin=”20px|20px|10px|20px|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/floating-plastic-bag-dispersing-waste-and-small-1024×1024.jpg” alt=”Plastic bags float in the ocean, symbolizing the pollution of the environment crisis” url=”\/physical-environment\/” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ custom_margin=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”] The Church’s call for the care for “our common home<\/strong>” goes back to Pope St. Paul VI’s foreboding declaration:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “Man is suddenly becoming aware that by an ill-considered exploitation of nature<\/strong> he risks destroying it and becoming in his turn the victim of this degradation. Not only is the material environment becoming a permanent menace – pollution and refuse, new illness and absolute destructive capacity – but the human framework is no longer under man’s control, thus creating an environment for tomorrow which may well be intolerable<\/strong>. This is a wide-ranging social problem which concerns the entire human family.<\/strong>“\u00a0<\/span>(Octogesima Adveniens, 21)<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”\/human-environment\/” button_text=”Explore Our Human Environment” button_alignment=”center” module_class=”hover-btn-border” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”20px” button_text_color=”#054368″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”5||divi||400″ button_on_hover=”off” custom_margin=”20px|20px|10px|20px|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/AdobeStock_157566684_crop-1024×1024.jpg” alt=”A boy and a girl jump into a swimming pool, calling to mind the necessity to put the human person first in our response to the environment crisis” url=”\/human-environment\/” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ custom_margin=”30px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”] The call for an “ecology of the human person<\/strong>” involves issues of the social structure in which we live. These structures can either help or hinder our living in accordance with the truth, and it is here that Catholic social teaching begins to integrate issues of life.<\/span><\/p>\n “I readily encourage efforts to promote a greater sense of ecological responsibility which…would safeguard an authentic ‘human ecology’<\/strong> and thus forcefully reaffirm the inviolability of human life at every stage and in every condition, the<\/strong> dignity of the person<\/strong> and the unique mission of the family<\/strong>, where one is trained in love of neighbor and respect for nature.” (Pope Benedict XVI, 12)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#eb7425″ custom_margin=”0px||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”30px||20px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ text_orientation=”center” width=”70%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”\/the-family\/” button_text=”Learn why” button_alignment=”center” module_class=”hover-btn-border” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”20px” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”5||divi||400″ button_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” button_on_hover=”off” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|||0px” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”||20px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on” button_text_color__hover=”#FFFFFF”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ use_custom_gutter=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”50px||50px” make_fullwidth=”on” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nPope St. John Paul II<\/h2>\n
The “Green” Pope<\/h2>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis<\/h2>\n
The Cause<\/span><\/h4>\n
Ecological degradation stems from:<\/span><\/h2>\n
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\nAuthentic Catholic environmentalism avoids both. It is rooted in the moral life, oriented toward our ultimate purpose (telos), and grounded in our relationship with God.<\/p>\nThe Solution:<\/span><\/h4>\n
\u201cmove forward in a bold cultural revolution<\/strong>\u201d<\/h5>\n
Pope Francis, 114<\/a><\/h5>\n
\u201cWe Require a New & Universal Solidarity.\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” disabled_on=”off|off|on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”40px|0px|40px|0px||” custom_padding_tablet=”||” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||true|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nazmi-zaim-OUULalUWP3o-unsplash-crop.jpg” alt=”A blistered hand is held up against a black background, symbolizing the solidarity that will be required to face the environment crisis” title_text=”nazmi-zaim-OUULalUWP3o-unsplash-crop” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ z_index=”0″ module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”0px|||||” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]
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\u201cThe\u00a0best way to restore men and women to their rightful place\u2026is to speak once more of the figure of a Father who creates<\/strong> and who alone owns the world.<\/span>\u201d<\/h5>\n
Pope Francis, 75<\/a><\/h5>\n
Two<\/span> Environments, Not<\/span> One!<\/span><\/h4>\n
These two dimensions are closely related<\/strong>.<\/h5>\n
Pope Francis<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n
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