Concern for nature (Laudato Si) Flashcards
one of the most pressing problems that the entire human family in the world is facing
climate change
the coming or future generation will inevitably suffer from is the harmful effects of __ __ of our planet
environmental deterioration
__ __ happens because of __ __
climate change, global warming
global warming occurs when __ __ and other __ __ and __ __ collect in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight and solar radiation
carbon dioxide, air pollutants, greenhouse gases
global warming leads to __ __
climate change
causes global warming
greenhouse effect
according to __, “… the deterioration of the environment and of society affects the most vulnerable people on the planet”
pope francis
according to __, “we are failing in addressing effectively the climare emergency and the biodiversity crises”
atty. tony la vina
t/f: we are known to be the third among the countries with the greatest exposure to disaster risks worldwide
f (fourth)
effects of climate change
series of strong typhoons
she started spending her school days outside the swedish parliament to call for strnger action on climate change by holding up a sign reading skolstrejk for klimatet
greta thunberg
according to greta thunberg, we are in the beginning of a __ __, and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth
mass extinction
according to greta thunberg, “If you really understood the situation and still kept on failing to act, then you would be __. and that i refuse to believe.”
evil
“More than 50 years ago, with the world on the brink of nuclear crisis, __ wrote
an Encyclical which not only rejected war but offered a proposal for peace
Pope Saint John XXIII
encylical of pope saint john XXIII
pacem in terris
Pacem in Terris was dedicated to the entire “catholic world” and indeed “to __ and __ of good will”
to all men and women of good will
the consequences of our harmful
actions, which unfortunately, generates or produces more damaging and irreparable impacts to communities and its environment
climate change
according to __, “climate change is the consequences of our harmful actions, which unfortunately, generates or produces more damaging and irreparable impacts to communities and its environment
pope francis
t/f: all of us are affected if there is a climate emergency
t
t/f: we are the ones responsible or accountable to the present and future children/generation
t
t/f: we are not capable of rising about ourselves
f (we are capable)
t/f: Human beings are capable of the worst and of rising above themselves
t
No system can completely suppress our openness to what is __, __ and
__, or our God-given ability to respond to his grace at work deep
in our hearts.
good, true, beautiful
pope emphasizes on the need for ecological __, embracing ecological __ thru the cultivation of ecological __, leading to selfless ecological __
conversion, citizenship, virtues, commitment
human roots of the present ecological crisis
- environmental, social and human degradation
- technocratic paradign and modern anthropocentrism
t/f: Pope Francis offers a theological criteria to judge the crisis of our common home
t
The Pope affirms that the ecological crisis is not only about the collapse of the planet’s ecosystems…but is also a __ __ … is symptomatic of a deeper spiritual crisis
theological issue
The __ presented in Laudato Si’ is
a vital tool to understand the ecological crisis & to respond to it effectively
theology of earth
The contemporary ecological crisis
points to the __ (__) of a deeper truth: That the world is above all God’s creation and is permeated with the
divine presence.
amnesia, forgetfulness
t/f: the world is above all god’s creation but is not permeated with the divine presence
f (is permeated with divine presence)
for israelites the beginning of sin is to __
forget
Lk 1:13
angel gabriel appeared to zechariah
Lk 1:30
angel gabriel appeared to mary
zechariah from the hebrew name __ means __
zekharyah, god has remembered
__ pointed out our tendency to forget the lessons of the past, thus we remain reactive
PCP II
To forget who God is, the commandments of God, who we are (that we are not gods), as stewards, as disciples, His Imago Dei… to forget all the good things God has done for us, the values, and lessons we have learned.
sin
according to __, “we refuse to accept that running away from storms, evacuating our families, suffering the devastation and misery, having to count our dead, become a way of life”
naderev sano
the good news of creation
- the plan of god for creation
- the role of man in creation
In the wake of modernity, we have been accustomed to look at the natural world as __ matter – the __ __ __, as in modern science, or as merely as storehouse of resources, as in the neoliberal economy
inert, cartesian res extensa
titleof laudato si chapter 2
the gospel of creation
what chapter presents the theological foundation of the encyclical’s theological vision
chapter 2
creation is good news because:
- creation is very good in god’s own eyes
- creation is a profound act of love on the part of god
- creation is god’s first revelation
It is the basic goodness of creation in God’s own eyes that constitutes the __ __ of every created reality -
intrinsic worth
__ have an intrinsic value independent of their usefulness
ecosystems