MANILA, April 22, 2008—On Earth Day, Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales has warned against ‘ecological Armageddon’ if people will not take better care of the planet.
Rosales offered a very eco-friendly message during today’s Mass to celebrate Earth Day at the Manila Cathedral that was organized by the Archdiocese of Manila’s Ecology Desk.
He said the time has come for the people to reverse environmental degradation before we ran out of time and suffer major consequences.
The cardinal said if people will tolerate environment destruction, time will come that the world’s ecosystem can no longer afford to take care of the people.
“Scientists call it as ecological Armageddon,” Rosales said.
Rosales decried the collapse of values to care for the environment, which was also God’s order to mankind.
He said that if only the earth could talk, people would surely understand how it is agonizing over practices that harm the environment.
He called on the government and the people to do everything possible to ensure environment protection.
Rosales said that the need for environmental responsibility dovetails with Church teachings on valuing human life, whether that is one person or the world’s entire population.
He said attitudes must change to focus on conserving the natural environment. (Roy Lagarde)
