Pope Francis and creation

March 23, 2013: Since the beginning of his Pontificate, Pope Francis has spoken of the importance of protecting creation. At his Installation Mass on Tuesday, 19 March the Holy Father said, "let us be “protectors” of creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment."

In an interview with Vatican Radio’s Lydia O’Kane while speaking about Pope Francis’ message about respecting creation and the environment, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Assistant Director-General of Forests, Eduardo Rojas-Briales said, “His predecessor Benedict XVI had already started a very important environmental discourse.”

Pope Francis, he continued, has “strengthened this linkage between the religious message as well as the need to keep creation and to keep nature in a good state.”

Source: VR English world