Pope John Paul II Issues an Environmental Message
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Theology, Theologians, Catholic Church, Catholics, Popes, Papacy, Cardinals, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: Italian History, 20th & 21st Century European History
- Geographical Location: Rome
- Date: December 5, 1989
Article abstract: Pope John Paul II’s message for the World Day of Peace confirmed his teaching of the moral duty of Christians to protect the environment, heralding the beginning of “ecotheology”.
Summary of Event
Although Pope John Paul II’s message Peace with God the Creator, Peace with All of Creation was written for the World Day of Peace, January 1, 1990, it was first issued almost a month earlier, on December 5, 1989, and was anticipated by many earlier addresses by the pontiff. Although not carrying the ecclesial authority of an...
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