Catholic World News: Pope Demands End to ‘Senseless War Against Creation’

By Catholic World News, May 25, 2023

Pope Francis called upon world leaders and Christians to “put an end to the senseless war against creation,” in his message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.

In his message the Pope calls upon the faithful to transform their hearts, their lifestyles, and the public policies of their nations, in order to avoid what he portrays as a calamitous destruction of natural resources.

Denouncing the exploitation of natural resources, particularly by the affluent nations of the industrialized world, the Pope writes: “It is clear that the richer nations have contracted an ‘ecological debt’ that must be paid.” He says that the violation of the environment is a leading cause of other injustices, saying: “Economic policies that promote scandalous wealth for a privileged few and degrading conditions for many others, spell the end of peace and justice.” …

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