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The Question Confronting The Church Today Is Not Any Longer Whether The Man In The Street Can Grasp A Religious Message, But How To Employ The Communications Media So As To Let Him Have The Full Impact Of The Gospel Message.

Christians, In Particular, Realize That Their Responsibility Within Creation And Their Duty Towards Nature And The Creator Are An Essential Part Of Their Faith.

Humankind, Which Discovers Its Capacity To Transform And In A Certain Sense Create The World Through Its Own Work, Forgets That This Is Always Based On God's Prior And Original Gift Of Things That Are. People Think That They Can Make Arbitrary Use Of The Earth, Subjecting It Without Restraint To Their Wills, As Though The Earth Did Not Have Its Own Requisites And A Prior God-given Purpose, Which Human Beings Can Indeed Develop But Must Not Betray.

Around The World, We See The Results Of Exploitation Which Destroys Much Without Taking Future Generations Into Account. Protecting The World's Forests; Stemming Desertification And Erosion; Avoiding The Spread Of Toxic Substances Harmful To Man, Animals And Plants; Protecting The Atmosphere; All These Can Be Accomplished Only Through Active And Wise Cooperation, Without Borders Or Political Power Plays.

Confession Is An Act Of Honesty And Courage - An Act Of Entrusting Ourselves, Beyond Sin, To The Mercy Of A Loving And Forgiving God.