{"id":43183,"date":"2021-06-28T18:05:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T18:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cappusa.wpengine.com\/?page_id=43183"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:22:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:22:44","slug":"family-and-ecology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/es\/family-and-ecology\/","title":{"rendered":"The Family is Connected to Ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Video&#8221; module_class=&#8221;mosaic_width&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#054368&#8243; height=&#8221;35px&#8221; height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; height_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_height=&#8221;35px&#8221; max_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; max_height_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; max_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; 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Egoism and self-interest have turned creation\u2026into an arena of competition and conflict.&#8221; <em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/pont-messages\/2019\/documents\/papa-francesco_20190901_messaggio-giornata-cura-creato.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>&#8220;The <b>neglect<\/b> of creation and social injustices influence <strong>each other<\/strong>&#8220;.\u00a0<em><a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/speeches\/2020\/september\/documents\/papa-francesco_20200912_comunita-laudatosi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/em><\/span><span><br \/>\n<em><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;FaQs 1-0&#8243; module_class=&#8221;mosaic_width&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; 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color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We must <strong>end the <\/strong>&#8220;<strong>corruption of the idea <\/strong>and the experience<strong> of freedom<\/strong>, conceived not as a capacity for realizing the truth of God&#8217;s plan for marriage and the family, but as an autonomous power of self-affirmation, often against others, for one&#8217;s own selfish well-being.&#8221;\u00a0<a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/familiaris-consortio\/#6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">(Pope St. John Paul II, 6)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It is <\/span><b>contradictory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> to insist<\/strong> that future generations <\/span>respect<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span>natural environment<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when our educational systems and laws do not help them to <\/span>respect themselves&#8221;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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module_class=&#8221;mosaic_width&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#054368&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#eb7525&#8243; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#eb7425&#8243; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Playfair Display,Open Sans&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><strong><b>\u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would be <\/span>wrong to uphold one set of duties while trampling on the other<\/strong>. Herein lies a grave contradiction in our mentality and practice today: one which demeans the person, disrupts the environment and damages society.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5><a class=\"alternate-link init\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope Benedict XVI, 51<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;mosaic_width&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; 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header_4_text_color=&#8221;#084369&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>FAQs<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Q: What rights do families have?&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#054368&#8243; open_icon_color=&#8221;#054368&#8243; module_class=&#8221;bullets-module&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#054368&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#084369&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||20px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;50ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>A: <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/familiaris-consortio\/#46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pope St. John Paul II, Familiaris Consortio, 46<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right to exist and progress as a family, that is to say, the right of every human being, even if he or she is poor, to found a family and to have adequate means to support it;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right to exercise its responsibility regarding the transmission of life and to educate children; family life;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right to the intimacy of conjugal and family life;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right to the stability of the bond and of the institution of marriage;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right to believe in and profess one&#8217;s faith and to propagate it;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right to bring up children in accordance with the family&#8217;s own traditions and religious and cultural values, with the necessary instruments, means and institutions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right, especially of the poor and the sick, to obtain physical, social, political and economic security;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right to housing suitable for living family life in a proper way;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right to expression and to representation, either directly or through associations, before the economic, social and cultural public authorities and lower authorities;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right to form associations with other families and institutions, in order to fulfill the family&#8217;s role suitably and expeditiously;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right to protect minors by adequate institutions and legislation from harmful drugs, pornography, alcoholism, etc.;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right to wholesome recreation of a kind that also fosters family values;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right of the elderly to a worthy life and a worthy death;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>the right to emigrate as a family in search of a better life.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Q: What else must the state do in support of the family?&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#054368&#8243; open_icon_color=&#8221;#054368&#8243; module_class=&#8221;bullets-module&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#054368&#8243; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#054368&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||20px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>A:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The political community has a duty to honor the family, to assist it, and to ensure especially:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the freedom to establish a family, have children, and bring them up in keeping with the family&#8217;s own moral and religious convictions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the protection of the stability of the marriage bond and the institution of the family;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the freedom to profess one&#8217;s faith, to hand it on, and raise one&#8217;s children in it, with the necessary means and institutions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right to private property, to free enterprise, to obtain work and housing, and the right to emigrate;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in keeping with the country&#8217;s institutions, the right to medical care, assistance for the aged, and family benefits;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the protection of security and health, especially with respect to dangers like drugs, pornography, alcoholism, etc.;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the freedom to form associations with other families and so to have representation before civil authority. <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/ENG0015\/__P7T.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2211)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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admin_label=&#8221;Pathology Widget&#8221; module_id=&#8221;issues-slider&#8221; module_class=&#8221;three-principles&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#084369&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#084369&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;750ms&#8221; custom_css_slide_image=&#8221;width: 300px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;&#8221; global_module=&#8221;30885&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;Consumerism&#8221; button_link=&#8221;\/consumerism\/&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon3.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;\/consumerism\/&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>\u201cThe exclusive pursuit of material possessions prevents man&#8217;s growth as a human being and stands in opposition to his true grandeur.\u201d\u00a0<span class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/populorum-progressio\/#19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope St. Paul VI, 19)<\/span> A person who is concerned solely or primarily with possessing and enjoying \u2013 who can no longer subordinate his instincts &#8211; cannot be free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;Environmental Degradation&#8221; button_link=&#8221;\/environmental-degradation\/&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon1.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#054368&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#054368&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; transform_translate_linked=&#8221;off&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;\/environmental-degradation\/&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Both our physical and human environment are at risk and the Church insists we ignore neither! \u201cIt is contradictory to insist that future generations respect the natural environment when our educational systems and laws do not help them to respect themselves. The book of nature is one and indivisible: it takes in not only the environment but also life, sexuality, marriage, the family, social relations: in a word, integral human development.&#8221;<\/span>\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><a class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/caritas-in-veritate\/#51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Benedict XVI, 51)<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;Alienation&#8221; button_link=&#8221;\/alienation\/&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon2.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;\/alienation\/&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>We are losing the \u201cauthentic meaning of life\u201d!<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>When we\u00a0<\/span><span>refuse to transcend ourselves \u201cand to live the experience of self-giving&#8221;.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><a style=\"color: #eb7425;\" href=\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/centesimus-annus\/#41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>(Pope St. John Paul II, 41)<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/span> when society \u201cis marked by a \u2018globalization of indifference\u2019 that makes us\u2026closed in on ourselves.\u201d <a class=\"alternate-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/messages\/peace\/documents\/papa-francesco_20131208_messaggio-xlvii-giornata-mondiale-pace-2014.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Pope Francis, 1)<\/a> \u00a0both the individual and society are alienated.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;Radical Secularism&#8221; button_link=&#8221;\/under-development\/&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/icon4.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;\/under-development\/&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe greatest challenge of our time is secularization\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/speeches\/2006\/april\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20060406_xxi-wyd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"alternate-link\" style=\"color: #eb7425;\"><em>(Pope Benedict XVI, 3)<\/em><\/span>\u200b<\/a>\u00a0<span>Why? 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