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Anticipating Earth Day, April 22, 2015
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<p>Anticipating Earth Day, April 22, 2015 </p>
<p>by Fred Kammer, S.J. </p>
<p>As we approach the 45th anniversary of earth day next week, Catholics and others might well ask what Pope Francis thinks about our environment and our responsibilities for it. Francis watchers are looking to Rome for a planned encyclical on the environment due out this summer. This won’t be just about turning down the thermostat or saving leftovers; but the Pope already has indicated that he sees the defense of the environment as interwoven with the defense of the family and of the poor “as part of the same agenda of ensuring the survival and thriving of humanity.”[1]</p>
<p>The Pope met with United Nations officials in May of last year and urged the international community to address "the structural causes of poverty and hunger, attain more substantial results in protecting the environment, ensure dignified and productive labor for all and provide appropriate protection for the family, which is an essential element in sustainable human and social development."[2]</p>
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<p>by Fred Kammer, S.J. </p>
<p>As we approach the 45th anniversary of earth day next week, Catholics and others might well ask what Pope Francis thinks about our environment and our responsibilities for it. Francis watchers are looking to Rome for a planned encyclical on the environment due out this summer. This won’t be just about turning down the thermostat or saving leftovers; but the Pope already has indicated that he sees the defense of the environment as interwoven with the defense of the family and of the poor “as part of the same agenda of ensuring the survival and thriving of humanity.”[1]</p>
<p>The Pope met with United Nations officials in May of last year and urged the international community to address "the structural causes of poverty and hunger, attain more substantial results in protecting the environment, ensure dignified and productive labor for all and provide appropriate protection for the family, which is an essential element in sustainable human and social development."[2]</p>
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