Caritas Internationalis:
ecological conversion needed before it's too late
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| Care for creation (ANSA) |
In a message to mark “Laudato si Week”, the Secretary
General of Caritas Internationalis, Aloysius John says an ecological conversion
is needed before it’s too late.
By Vatican News
"The Covid-19 pandemic has given us clear indications
about the vulnerability and fragility of our modern world.”
This is what Aloysius John, Secretary General of Caritas
Internationalis, writes in a message on the occasion of "Laudato si
Week", which is taking place from May 16 to 24.
It’s been five years since the publication of the Pope
Francis’ encyclical letter on the care for creation, which the Secretary
General emphasizes is a document that demonstrates, "clearly, how we
are all interconnected and how we cannot live in ignorance of others or in
isolation."
He adds that, "We are all co-responsible for everything
and it is our duty to protect the human person, the environment, nature and the
society in which we live."
Ecological Conversion
An ecological conversion is needed before it is too
late," says John.
"Let the commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the
encyclical be, therefore, a kairos, an opportune moment of reflection and
change to commit ourselves to building a new world in which each of us can hear
the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor, in order to build a just society
and to safeguard the environment.”
Community action
In conclusion, the Caritas Secretary General urges all
communities and parishes to celebrate this encyclical, calling people to become
protagonists in changing our world, and “converting our hearts and minds".
"The spirit of spontaneous solidarity that emerged
during the Covid-19 pandemic, he says, must continue" to exist also
in relation to Creation from the perspective of an "individual and
collective" responsibility.”
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