June 5, 2013 – Catechism 2415hink - 2425

I find it very hard to find a group that has the right balance when it comes to environmental issues.  I am not aware of a Catholic Environmental group, that actual looks at Church teaching and uses that as a base on which to take on different environmental issues.  There are many groups that go far beyond protecting the environment and elevate nature to the human level.  Then there are groups that will use natural resources in any way they see fit.  Somewhere in the middle, actually probably closer to the protecting animal side, is the Catholic view.  I say more toward the animal side because much of the destruction and use of resources is to fulfill the worldly greed of people and that is not what the use of resources is for.  Their use should be used for the care of our neighbor, including future generations.  But Many groups would lose my support in their fight because they place so much on raising nature to a level it does not belong.  Trees are not people, Wolves are not people. 

And it still amazes me that the ones (not all but many) that want to protect nature at all cost are usually the same ones saying that abortion on demand is great.  The connection is that they feel humans are filling the earth and taking away from animals so that anything that slows humans down (population control) is a good thing.  It just makes me sick to think that they work so hard to protect the brown spotted nuthatch but the infant in the womb is fair game.  (I don't know if that is a real animal or not)

The church rejects any social policy that values or sees people only as a means to profits.  I think if you look at the world we live in, this is something that is done all the time.  Porn is a prime example of something that uses people as a means for profit.  Acceptance of such things leads to spread of atheism and idolizes money.  Both things are happeing in this country.  The Church also rejects socialism and communism because they are founded on atheistic principles.  Capitalism, as well, will be condemned when it puts the value of people under the ability to make profit.