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• "in the words of this beautiful canticle - Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us !!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "that our common home - is like a sister !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "with whom we share - our Life !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and a beautiful mother - who opens her arms to embrace us !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

Saint Francis of Assisi:

 

• "I do not want to write this Encyclical - without turning to that attractive and compelling figure - whose name I took as my guide and inspiration, when I was elected  !"

 

 

 

 

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• "Saint Francis is the example par excellence - of care for the vulnerable !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and of an integral ecology - lived out joyfully and authentically !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he is particularly concerned for the creation - and for the poor and outcast !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he loves, and is deeply loved for his joy - his generous self-giving, his openheartedness !!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he is a mystic and a pilgrim - who lives in simplicity and in wonderful harmony with others !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "with Nature - and with himself !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he shows us just how inseparable the bond is - between concern for Nature !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "justice for the poor - commitment to society - and interior peace !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "an integral ecology calls for openness to categories - which transcend the language of mathematics and biology  !!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and take us to the heart - of what it is to be human !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "whenever he gazes at the sun, the moon, or the Earth - he burst into song, praising them !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "for to him Nature is a sister - united to him by bonds of affection !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that is why he feels called - to care for the Nature !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "if we feel intimately united - with the Nature !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "then sobriety and care - will well up spontaneously !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and we are not just consumers - and set limits on our immediate needs !!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Saint Francis invites us - to see Nature as a magnificent book !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that grants us a glimpse - of his infinite beauty and goodness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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my Appeal:

 

• "the urgent challenge to protect our common home - includes a concern !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "to bring the whole human family - together !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "to seek a sustainable and integral development - for we know that things can change !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "humanity has the ability to work together - in building our common home !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "I urgently appeal, for a new dialogue - about how we are shaping the future of our planet !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "we need a conversation - which includes everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "since the environmental challenges - concern and affect us all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the worldwide ecological movement - already makes considerable progress !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and leads to the establishment of numerous organizations - committed to raising awareness of these challenges !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "we require a new - and universal solidarity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "all of us can cooperate as instruments - for the care of creation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "each according to his or her own culture - experience, involvements and talents !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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what was happening to our common Home:

 

• "there was an intensified pace of life and work  ! - ( and there had been a period of irrational confidence in progress and human abilities  ! )"

 

 

 

 

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• "but many sectors of society - are now adopting a more critical approach !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "where the goals are geared to the common good - and to integral and sustainable human development !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there is now an increasing sensitivity to the environment - and the need to protect Nature !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "along with a growing concern - for our planet !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the goal is to become aware - to make it personal - and to discover what each of us can do about it !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology:

 

• "we must avoid - pollution !!!!!!!!!!!! - ( in the soil e.g. - fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and agrotoxins )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and be capable of seeing - the mysterious network of relations between things !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "( and being aware of, that technology - sometimes solves one problem, only to create others  ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "our systems, at the end of its cycle of production and consumption - should have the capacity !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to absorb and reuse waste - and by-products !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there must not be - a throwaway culture !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "paper should be recycled - water should be clean !!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and there should not be any waste - or at least being biodegradable !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "we have to manage - to adopt a circular model of production !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "capable of preserving resources - for present and future generations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Climate as a Common Good:

 

• "the climate - is a common good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

• "belonging to all - and meant for all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "at the global level - it is a complex system !!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "that must be - stabilized !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "humanity is called to recognize - the need for changes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "of lifestyle - production - and consumption !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there must be less greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen oxides and others  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "for example - there must be less fossil fuels !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the uses of the soil should be more sustainable - and there should not be any deforestation !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "on the contrary - there should be more forests !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "tropical forests help - to stabilize the climate !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the climate solution - is a global one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "with grave implications - environmental - social - economic - and political !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "by helping the developing countries - and the poor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and to protect the natural reserves - and the ecosystemic services !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there is an urgent need for policies - so that in the next few years !!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the emission of carbon dioxide and other polluting gases - are drastically reduced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "for example, substituting for fossil fuels - and developing sources of renewable energy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water:

• "we all know, that it is not possible to sustain - the past level of consumption in developed countries !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and fresh drinking water - is an issue of primary importance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it supports terrestrial - and aquatic ecosystems !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it should not be privatized - it should not be a commodity subject, of markets  !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "yet, access to safe drinkable water - is a basic and universal human right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biodiversity:

 

• "there had been short-sighted approaches - to economy, commerce and production  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "human beings must intervene - when a geosystem reaches a critical state !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "caring for ecosystems - demands far-sightedness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "let us mention, for example - those richly biodiverse lungs of our planet - which are the Amazon and the Congo basins !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "or the great aquifers - and glaciers !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "we know how important these are - for the entire Earth !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "for the future - of humanity !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the ecosystems of tropical forests possess an enormously complex biodiversity - which is almost impossible to appreciate fully  !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "we cannot fail to praise the commitment of international agencies - and civil society organizations !!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "which draw public attention to these issues - and offer important cooperation !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "to ensure that each government carries out - its proper and inalienable responsibility !!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to preserve its country’s environment - and natural resources !!!!!!!!!!!!"
  

 

 

 

 

 

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• "all creatures - are connected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "each area is responsible - for the care of this family !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Quality of Human Life:

 

• "human beings are creatures of this world - enjoying a right to life and happiness !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and endowed with - unique dignity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the structures of cities, and buildings - must be more efficient !!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "energy, water, and transportation - should be sustainable !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "with sufficient green spaces - where people can learn - how to live wisely !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and media and the digital world - should become sources !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "of new cultural progress - for humanity !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "true wisdom - as the fruit of self-examination - dialogue - and generous encounter between persons !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "is not acquired - by a mere accumulation of data  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "real relationships with others - with all the challenges they entail  !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the possibilities offered by the new media - should not shield us from the complexity of the personal experiences !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

global Equality:

 

• "the human environment - and the natural environment - are standing together !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there should not be - too much inequality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "there should be social policy - especially for the poorest !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "a true ecological approach - always is a social approach !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "we must integrate questions of justice - in debates on the environment !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "for the sustainable development - and the sustainable use of the environment !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the past demographic growth - which is now coming to an end - is fully compatible with an integral and shared development !!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "a true "ecological debt" exists - particularly between the so called global north and south !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "between the developed countries - and the developing countries !!!!!!! - ( especially multinationals !!!!!!!!!!!! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and there must be sustainable solutions for the foreign debt - of poorer countries - developing countries !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "the developed countries should assist poorer countries - to support policies and programmes of sustainable development !!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "we must be aware that, regarding climate - there are differentiated responsibilities !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "we need to strengthen - the conviction !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that we are one single - human family !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Responses:

• "the establishment - of a legal framework !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "which sets clear boundaries - and ensures the protection of ecosystems !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "is indispensable !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in many countries - there are positive examples of environmental improvement !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "rivers - and lakes - are cleaned up !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "native woodlands are restored - and landscapes are beautified - thanks to environmental renewal projects !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and many advances are made in the improvement, and production - of non-polluting, renewal energy !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "these achievements show - that men and women are capable of intervening positively !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Light offered by Faith:

 

• "respect must be shown for the various cultural riches - of different peoples !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "their art and poetry - their interior life and spirituality !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "to truly develop - an ecology !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "no branch of the sciences - and no form of wisdom can be left out !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the simple fact of being human - moves people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "to care for the environment - of which we are a part !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "we realize the responsibility - within creation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and our duty - towards Nature !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Hymn of Saint Francis of Assisi:

 

• "praised be you - my Lord !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "especially sir brother sun !"

 

 

 

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• "who is the day - and through whom you give us light !"

 

 

 

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• "and he is beautiful and radiant - with great splendour !!!"

 

 

 

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• "and bears a likeness of you - most high !!"

 

 

 

 

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• "praised be you, my Lord - through sister moon and the stars !"

 

 

 

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• "in Heaven you formed them - clear and precious and beautiful !"

 

 

 

 

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• "praised be you, my Lord - through brother wind !"

 

 

 

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• "and through the air, cloudy and serene - and every kind of weather !"

 

 

 

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• "through whom you give sustenance - to your creatures !"

 

 

 

 

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• "praised be you, my Lord - through sister water !"

 

 

 

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• "who is very useful and humble - and precious and chaste !"