Religion and the Environment (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards

Environmental protection as sacred responsibility

Believers act as guardians and caretakers of creation

Responsibility to protect creation, not dominate it

Pollution, deforestation, resource exploitation

Growing awareness of environmental crisis since 1970s

Mass extinction, climate change, water shortages, pollution

Two-thirds of world's population in water-stressed areas

Religious traditions with ecological roots - rediscovered

Patron saint of ecology, taught respect for all creatures

Institutional initiatives by religious organisations

2015, Pope Francis

Humanity must serve and preserve creation

Creation needs rest, not constant exploitation

Live simply rather than consuming selfishly

People must act on ecological responsibility knowledge