Message of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the Day of the Protection of the Environment
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Message of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the Day of the Protection of the Environment
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Description
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Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople delivered a speech on January 9, 2018 for the Day of Prayer for the Protection of the Environment. The following one salient excerpt from the speech:
"The Ecumenical Patriarchate’s ecological initiatives provided a stimulus for theology to showcase the environmentally-friendly principles of Christian anthropology and cosmology as well as to promote the truth that no vision for humanity’s journey through history has any value if it does not also include the expectation of a world that functions as a real “home” (oikos) for humanity, particularly at a time when the ongoing and increasing threat against the natural environment is fraught with the possibility of worldwide ecological destruction. This evolution is a consequence of a specific choice of economic, technological and social development that respects neither the value of the human being nor the sanctity of nature. It is impossible to truly care for human beings while at the same time destroying the natural environment as the very foundation of life, essentially undermining the future of humanity."
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Message of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the Day of the Protection of the Environment
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Date Created
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January 9, 2018
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Creator(s)
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Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople
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Christian
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Sub-Tradition
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Orthodox
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Audience
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All audiences/General public
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The original html version of this resource was accessed at https://www.patriarchate.org/-/septon-patriarchikon-menyma-epi-tei-hemerai-proseuches-hyper-tes-prostasias-tou-physikou-periballontos-01-09-2018- on March 6, 2020.
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Resources For Study
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Other Religious Environmental Statements
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Issues
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english
Climate
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english
Eco-Justice/Poverty/Racism
