Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Pope's Call for Financial Ethics includes Environmental Ethics


From the AP:

"At the same time, [Pope Benedict XVI] demanded that industrialized nations reduce their energy consumption, both to better care for the environment — "God's gift to everyone" — and to let the poorer have access to energy resources.

'One of the greatest challenges facing the economy is to achieve the most efficient use — not abuse — of natural resources, based on a realization that the notion of 'efficiency' is not value-free,' he wrote."