What Pope John Paul || Meant By "Ecological Intervention"
Pope John Paul || said that in Psalm 148:1-5 The vision of earth "could be the representation of a lost paradise as well as that of the promised paradise". The image of earth is a "heavenly universe" at the origins. Thus is seen the harmony between man and the fellow creatures of earth and how they lived in peace with man as the dominant creature in charge of finishing off the creators job of making a perfect world. According to Genesis, this plan was continually interupted by humans' sin and there was a constant tension between God, the men of the earth and even nature.
Pope John Paul || goes on to tell us that "humanity has disappointed the divine expectation. Man has polluted, destructed, deformed and upset earth's habitat and natural cycles. This is why we must "stimulate and sustain the ecological conversion". We need to make humanity more sensative and conservative when it comes to the environment. Pope John Paul || says that when everything is put back how it should be, we will once again walk in the garden of creation.
Pope John Paul || goes on to tell us that "humanity has disappointed the divine expectation. Man has polluted, destructed, deformed and upset earth's habitat and natural cycles. This is why we must "stimulate and sustain the ecological conversion". We need to make humanity more sensative and conservative when it comes to the environment. Pope John Paul || says that when everything is put back how it should be, we will once again walk in the garden of creation.