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By John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., Catholic World Report, August 25, 2023 

John M. Grondelski (Ph.D., Fordham) was former associate dean of the School of Theology, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. He publishes regularly in the National Catholic Register and in theological journals. All views expressed herein are exclusively his own.

 

The human person, according to Genesis, has a privileged place in the world. The Patristic tradition spoke of man as a singer, as the one who gives voice to the rest of God’s creation to proclaim His glory.

Back in 2015, when rumors circulated that Pope Francis was writing Laudato Sían encyclical on the environment, I offered some unsolicited advice as to what should be in the letter: “What Should the Pope’s Ecology Encyclical Say?” …

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