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21-04-2008 20:59
Catholic bishops think green
The Church has been noticeably late to point out our collective responsibility in taking care of our planet. Almost twenty years ago Mark Link, S.J. observed that the Hebrew Scriptures may be divided into three parts: the creation story (God made all things ‘good’), the de-creation story (we sin), and the re-creation story (God calls us to be his co-creators) in the ongoing creation story. Accordingly we have a collective role to play in looking after mother earth or gaia!
I sometimes wonder if we feel it is the role of someone else or we should just ignore these warnings hoping the experts are wrong. Furthermore some people believe that God will protect us from a total ecological disaster at the eleventh hour. Still others may think it is the role of government, industry, corporations or the Church to protect us from environmental harm. Finally, it will probably take some personal tragedy for us to finally accept our role in keeping our planet ‘green’. Perhaps Pelagius was right after all when he spoke of the need to take personal responsibility (as co-creators) to enjoy God’s universal plan of salvation.
As long as the Church continues to play the role of being the only and final voice instead of sharing the collective burden of sin (including ecological abuses) it is doubtful if the laity will pay much attention to the one-sided directives coming from the various levels of authority among its ranks.
