Cover depicts:prickly pear cactus, Stephen King ©CAFOD 1997
Colombian flower by Annie Bungeroth CAFOD 2001
Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales

The Call of Creation

God’s invitation and the Human Response
The Natural Environment & Catholic Social Teaching

A document produced by the Department of International Affairs of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales.

“A way of life that disregards and damages God’s creation, forces the poor into greater poverty and threatens the right of future generations to a healthy environment and to their fair share of the earth wealth and resources, is contrary to the vision of the Gospel... The full human development of every human person both now and in future generations cannot be separated from the fate of the earth.page one

“Therefore creation too waits with eager longing that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and will obtain the freedorh and the glory of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning in labour pains until now.(Romans 8:19-22) page 10

The Department of International Affairs of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales

Published by the Catholic Communications Service,
39 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1BX. ccs@cbcew.org.uk

Designed and typeset in Palatino by Primavera Quantrill Printed by Thorndale Benedict Print Services Ltd, London N1 on recycled paper

Copyright 2002 Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales

ISBN 0 905241 25 8

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