In 2007 hat Papst Benedikt zu einem Jugendtreffen gesagt, dass die Weltführer müssen mutige Entscheidungen um die Umwelt zu schutzen machen, "bevor es zu spät ist." Dieses Treffen war das erstes "Öko-Freundlich" katholisches Treffen der Welt. Es gab fast 500,000 Leute dabei.
"A decisive 'yes' is needed in decisions to safeguard creation as well as a strong commitment to reverse tendencies that risk leading to irreversible situations of degradation," sagte der Papst.
Wearing green vestments, he spoke to a crowd of mostly young people sprawled over a hillside near the Adriatic city of Loreto on the day Italy's Catholic Church marks it annual Save Creation Day.
Mehr als 300 000 Leute haben an Decken und in Zelten geschlaffen, und andere Leute haben gebetet durch die Nacht. Organisierern haben gesagt dass 200 000 mehr sind am Sonntag von überall in Italien gekommen.
"New generations will be entrusted with the future of the planet, which bears clear signs of a type of development that has not always protected nature's delicate equilibriums," the Pope said, speaking from a white stage.
In one of his strongest environmental appeals, Benedict said: "Courageous choices that can re-create a strong alliance between man and earth must be made before it is too late." [1]
In 2008 hat der Vatikan entscheidete, dass Drogen, Verschmutzung, und genetische Führungen as well as social and economic injustices as new areas of sinful behavior.