Title

Common Declaration on Environmental Ethics

Description

On June 10, 2002, Pope John Paul II and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I issued a declaration on the environment. The introduction to the declaration is stated below:

"We are gathered here today in the spirit of peace for the good of all human beings and for the care of creation. At this moment in history, at the beginning of the third millennium, we are saddened to see the daily suffering of a great number of people from violence, starvation, poverty and disease. We are also concerned about the negative consequences for humanity and for all creation resulting from the degradation of some basic natural resources such as water, air and land, brought about by an economic and technological progress which does not recognize and take into account its limits."

Common Declaration on Environmental Ethics

Date Created

June 10, 2002

Creator(s)

Pope John Paul II and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople

Denomination

Christian

Sub-Tradition

Roman Catholic

Audience

All audiences/General public

Rights

The original html version of this resource was accessed at http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/speeches/2002/june/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_20020610_venice-declaration.html on March 3, 2020.

Resources For Study

Other Religious Environmental Statements

Issues

english Sustainability

english Simplicity and Mindfulness