"Human beings are stewards of the environment "says Vatican’s Permanent Observer at
U.N. “
(Oct.29, 2008):- The human being is not a threat to the environment, but rather it’s
steward”, said Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Holy See’s permanent observer at the
United Nations. In his speech on Tuesday before the Second Committee of the 63rd session
of the U.N.General Assembly, Archbishop Migliore said ,“In a world so interconnected
as today, we are witnessing the rapid expansion of a series of challenges in many
areas of human life, from food crisis to financial turmoil. Such crises have revealed
the limited national resources and capacities to deal with them adequately, and the
increasing need for collective action by the international community. He also said
that it should be borne in mind that the environmental question cannot be considered
separately from other issues, like energy and economy, peace and justice, national
interests and international solidarity." Archbishop Migliore affirmed that today's
society cannot adequately respond to the duty to protect the environment if it does
not seriously review its lifestyle, its patterns of consumption and production. He
said "There is an urgent need to educate people in ecological responsibility," and
added that "the many challenges the world faces today, confirms the need for coordinated
solutions based on a coherent moral vision of the world."