Across
- 3. Pope St. John Paul II criticized modern society for seeing in nature no purpose other than immediate use and ________.
- 4. We see ourselves as ___________ (3 words), entitled to plunder nature at will, a violence reflected in the sickness of the soil, water, air, and all life.
- 6. Laudato Si describes water as a human right, which needs to be free from pollution/disease, and should not be ________, which refers to converting a government-held entity into a business.
- 9. Patriarch Bartholemew called all forms of environmental destruction sins against ourselves and God, saying we must replace consumption with ________, greed with generosity, and wastefulness with sharing.
- 10. Pope Francis urges us to be like St. Francis, who would ___________ (4 words) upon seeing nature, like someone who falls in love, warning “if we no longer speak the language of fraternity and beauty in our relationship with the world, our attitude will be that of masters, consumers, ruthless exploiters, unable to set limits on their immediate needs.
Down
- 1. Laudato Si warns that this business model has led most industries to cause much pollution and be unable to calculate its own damage.
- 2. This papal letter describes the disposal of hundreds of millions of tons of “non-biodegradable, highly toxic and radioactive” waste turning our beloved planet into an _________ (4 words)
- 5. Many species can be beneficial to humans, but even if not directly “useful”, they give glory to God by their very ________.
- 7. St. Franis showed us the inseparable bond between the concern for _____, justice for the poor, commitment to society, and interior peace.”
- 8. Unlike nature, in which wastes from one organism are used to nourish another, our industrial system has failed to develop a _____________ (2 words) of production.