Ecumenical Patriarch: ‘Creation care and ecological justice’
November 09, 2015
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has published the text of a recent lecture on creation care and ecological justice.
“We are convinced that we must make the strongest possible call for change and justice at the Climate Conference in Paris next December,” Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I said at the Oxford Union on November 4. “This is our ethical and honorable obligation; this is our word of promise and hope to the entire world.”
The Ecumenical Patriarch, who holds a primacy of honor in Eastern Orthodoxy, added:
It is not too late to act, but we cannot afford to wait; we certainly cannot afford not to act. We all agree on the necessity to protect our planet’s natural resources, which are neither limitless nor negotiable. We are all in this together. People of faith must practice what they preach; citizens of the world must clearly voice their opinion; and political leaders must act urgently and decisively.
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
Nov. 11, 2015 12:48 AM ET USA
No, our planet's natural resources are not limitless. However, technology is capable of enabling us to reach beyond the limited resources on our planet and out into the nearly limitless resources elsewhere in our solar system. Mankind need not be condemned to a nightmare life that exists in the mind of a climatologist or other politician. Jeb Bush pointed out in yesterday's debate that energy technology has already reduced CO2 emissions while at the same time provided greater energy resources.
