THE NEW POOR TODAY IS THE EARTH

 The drive to access and exploit sources of energy and other natural resources is very rapidly widening the damage to earth, air, water and our whole environment to the point that the future of our planet is threatened. Poisoned water, Polluted air, massive deforestation, deposits of atomic and toxic waste are causing death and untold suffering particularly to the poorest.  As our Former President Dr. Abdul Kalam would say " The plants can live without humans.  But, humans will not live without trees."
THE GENERAL CONGREGATION 35 OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS URGES ALL JESUITS AND ALL THEIR COLLABORATORS AND PARTNERS

• to have a love for nature and creation and to stand for their due justice
• to stop misusing the natural energies and to develop a sense of discernment toward a good use of them.
• to tap variety of energies and to care for different levels of development
• to consider the environmental destruction as a moral question and to cultivate and celebrate our interconnectedness with nature and cosmos at large
• to prmote studies and practices focusing  on the causes of poverty and the improvement of the environment.
• to network with green-movements and to get engaged in political responsiblity toward protection of the environment.
• to invite all people through preaching, teaching and retreat direction to appreciate more deeply our COVENANT WITH CREATION.

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