We Must Open Our Eyes To Admire

Certain Elements Of Today's Ecological Crisis Reveal Its Moral Character. First Among These Is The Indiscriminate Application Of Advances In Science And Technology. Many Recent Discoveries Have Brought Undeniable Benefits To Humanity. Indeed, They Demonstrate The Nobility Of The Human Vocation To Participate Responsibly In God's Creative Action In The World. Unfortunately, It Is Now Clear That The Application Of These Discoveries In The Fields Of Industry And Agriculture Have Produced Harmful Long-term Effects.

None Are So Poor That They Have Nothing To Give...and None Are So Rich That They Have Nothing To Receive.

When Sunday Loses Its Fundamental Meaning And Becomes Subordinate To A Secular Concept Of Weekend Dominated By Such Things As Entertainment And Sport, People Stay Locked Within A Horizon So Narrow That They Can No Longer See The Heavens.

For By His Incarnation The Son Of God United Himself In A Certain Way With Every Man. He Labored With Human Hands... And Loved With A Human Heart. Born Of Mary The Virgin, He Truly Became One Of Us.

The Obligation To Earn One's Bread By The Sweat Of One's Brow Also Presumes The Right To Do So. A Society In Which This Right Is Systematically Denied, In Which Economic Policies Do Not Allow Workers To Reach Satisfactory Levels Of Employment, Cannot Be Justified From An Ethical Point Of View, Nor Can That Society Attain Social Peace.