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Dear
JCTR Bulletin Readers:
We all need a good working environment because it is an important aspect of our life. It is a silent factor, yet very important to our well being. Everything is sustained by good environment but once disturbed the effects are felt in all aspects of life. The animals, plants, rain patterns, and indeed human beings depend on it. Once let down, the life cycle is disturbed. This is one of the reasons we should care for the earth. Human beings have unfortunately taken advantage of the environment and destroyed it. The Catechism of the Catholic Church gives guidance on how to take care of the earth. It urges human beings to think of the next generation as it uses the resources.
The seventh commandment enjoins respect for the integrity of creation. Animals, like plants and inanimate beings, are by nature destined for the common good of past, present and future humanity. Use of the mineral, vegetable and animal resources of the universe cannot be divorced from respect for moral imperatives. Man's dominion over inanimate and other living beings granted by the Creator is not absolute; it is limited by concern for the quality of life of his neighbour, including generations to come; it requires a religious respect for the integrity of creation. (No.2415) Complete letter
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