In Praised Be Creation the author of the article, Kevin Ahern speaks about Pope Francis and his beliefs that the encyclical has answers to our environmental injustice. The encyclical is based on eco-spirituality linked to the care for creation and the diversity of life forms. There is the theological view that believes: “All of us are linked by unseen bonds and together form a kind of universal family, a sublime communication which fills us with a sacred, affectionate and humble respect” (14). There is also environmental and social harmony which involves finding inner peace along with peace with creation. This can be found through a balanced lifestyle Pope Francis believes. The Pope uses teaching from the encyclical to show that the Creator
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With land ethic, the role of humans is changed from being the ruler of the land to simply just a citizen of that land. The role of the conqueror is the one who is supposed to know who and what is valuable or not for that specific community. However, it seems that in the end the conqueror ends up not knowing either and therefore is defeated.
One of the basics for an ecological understanding of land is to understand ecology. There is also a belief that economics determines land-use, but this is not true. The land owners are the ones to determine how things will be done based on investment time, skill, faith and other such aspects, but not the investment of money.
Both Pope Francis and Aldo Leopold used human vocation; a summons to a course of action. Pope Francis believes that we need to protect our environment. The earth embraces us, therefore, we need to do the same for her. Lastly, the Pope believes that in order to help protect our environment communities need to teach individuals about how we are supposed to guard the environment so that it will be secure for the future. Aldo Leopold call to action is for us to consider land-use. We need to respect the land and learn to not rely on where our food is coming
With land ethic, the role of humans is changed from being the ruler of the land to simply just a citizen of that land. The role of the conqueror is the one who is supposed to know who and what is valuable or not for that specific community. However, it seems that in the end the conqueror ends up not knowing either and therefore is defeated.
One of the basics for an ecological understanding of land is to understand ecology. There is also a belief that economics determines land-use, but this is not true. The land owners are the ones to determine how things will be done based on investment time, skill, faith and other such aspects, but not the investment of money.
Both Pope Francis and Aldo Leopold used human vocation; a summons to a course of action. Pope Francis believes that we need to protect our environment. The earth embraces us, therefore, we need to do the same for her. Lastly, the Pope believes that in order to help protect our environment communities need to teach individuals about how we are supposed to guard the environment so that it will be secure for the future. Aldo Leopold call to action is for us to consider land-use. We need to respect the land and learn to not rely on where our food is coming