John Paul II's ecological legacy.(ECOLOGY)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: June 17, 2005| Author: Guntzel, Jeff Severns | Copyright information

"Humanity has disappointed God's expectations," Pope John Paul II said in 2001. "Man is no longer the creator's 'steward,' but an autonomous despot, who is finally beginning to understand that he must stop at the edge of the abyss."

Humanity as "autonomous despot" was not one of the featured philosophies in the endless pontifical recaps that followed the pope's death. In fact, John Paul II's less-known legacy of strongly-worded statements denouncing the destructive relat...

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