The protected landscape that is threatened by mining operations serves as a sanctuary to wildlife, “which many environmental groups have long defended and protected by law.”
The pontiff encouraged the human family to "advance with young people towards lifestyles that are simpler and more respectful of the environment."
It made me feel the abundance that nature can generate if only we can cooperate with its own dynamics and learn to dance to its tune. It is creation at work on its own.
“When we do not recognize the gifts that we have received, we fail to be responsible stewards,” said the prelate.
This is the call to each of us to be responsible stewards of creation.
Cardinal Bo said “ecological sins need to get as much press as the sexual sins get in many parts of the Catholic world”
The priest said civil society organizations and faith-based groups in other regions and at the national level “have a huge role in educating the public that this ecological concern affects the entire country.”
The Philippines ranked third in the world for failing to deal with its plastics, with 81 percent of the country’s plastics waste mismanaged
The groups expressed alarm over the “increasing detrimental activities” threatening the area, including plans to extract fossil gas
Pro-environment activists call on the government to implement an “emergency moratorium” on large-scale reclamation, mining, and dam projects