Mesajul PF Bartolomeu cu ocazia Zilei mondiale a mediului

[mihailt]

http://www.ec-patr.org/docdisplay.ph...id=1071&tla=en
"Today’s World Environment Day is an opportunity as well as an invitation for all of us, irrespective of religious background, to consider the ecological crisis.

In our time, more than ever before, there is an undeniable obligation for all to understand that environmental concern for our planet does not comprise a romantic notion of the few. The ecological crisis, and particularly the reality of climate change, constitutes the greatest threat for every form of life in our world. Moreover, there is an immediate correlation between protection of the environment and every expression of economic and social life.

For our Orthodox Church, the protection of the environment as God’s creation is the supreme responsibility of human beings, quite apart from any material or other financial benefits that it may bring. The almighty God bequeathed this “very beautiful” world (Gen. 1.26) to humanity together with the commandment to “serve and preserve” it. Yet, the direct correlation of this divine mandate for the protection of creation to every aspect of contemporary economic and social life, ultimately enhances the global effort to control the problem of climate change by effectively introducing the ecological dimension into every aspect of life.

With the opening of this third millennium, environmental issues – already evident since the 20th century – acquired a new intensity, coming to the forefront of daily attention. According to the theological understanding of the Orthodox Christian Church, the natural environment is part of Creation and is characterized by sacredness. This is why its abuse and destruction is a sacrilegious and sinful act, revealing prideful despise toward the work of God the Creator. Humanity, too, is part of this Creation. Our rational nature, as well as the capacity to choose between good and evil, bestow upon us certain privileges as well as clear responsibilities. Unfortunately, however, human history is filled with numerous examples of misuse of these privileges, where the use and preservation of natural resources has been transformed into irrational abuse and, often, complete destruction, leading occasionally to the downfall of great civilizations.

Indeed, the care for and protection of Creation constitutes the responsibility of everyone on an individual and collective level. Naturally, the political authorities of each nation have a greater responsibility to evaluate the situation in order to propose actions, measures and regulations that will convince our communities of what must be done and applied. Yet, the responsibility of each individual is also immense both in one’s personal and family life but also in one’s role as an active citizen.

Thus, we call everyone to a more acute sense of vigilance for the preservation of nature and all creation, which God made in all His wisdom and love. And, from the See of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, we invoke God’s blessing for World Environment Day, offering praise to the Creator of all, to whom is due all glory, honor and worship."

[LapetiteMoc]

Ne-ați putea oferi și o traducere în limba română?

[mihailt]

Pai sunt destui episcopi si preoti care au doctorate luate in greaca de teologie.
Mesajul e original in greaca.Sa asteptam probabil va aparea traducerea pe unul din siteurile oficiale ale Bisericii Ortodoxe Romane.

[mihailt]

Cum acesti teologi care stiu greaca nu au vreme sa publice traducerea mesajului am sa dau aci o traducere,care nu e prea buna.
Dumnezeu mi-ar fi ajutat sa fac o traducere mai buna si ar fi turnat mai mult din harul intelepciunii dar intunecarea mintii mele cu pacatele impiedica aceasta lucrarea a Intelepciunii in mintea mea.

"Ziua mondiala a mediului de astazi este o ocazie si o invitatie pentru toti,indiferent de orientarea religioasa,sa reflectam asupra crizei ecologice.
In zilele noastre,mai mult decat oricand, este o obligatie de necontestat pentru toti sa inteleaga ca grija fata de mediu nu e notiune romantica care ii preocupa numai pe cativa. Criza ecologica si in special realitatea schimbarii climei constituie cea mai mare amenintare pentru orice forma de viata de pe Terra. Mai mult, este o corelatie imediata intre protectia mediului si fiecare aspect al vietii sociale si economice.
Pentru Biserica Ortodoxa din care facem si noi parte protectia mediului ,creatia lui Dumnezeu, este responsabilitatea suprema pentru persoanele umane, mai inainte de orice beneficiu material si financiar pe care (creatia materiala) le-ar putea aduce. Atotputernicul Dumnezeu a dat in dar aceasta foarte frumoasa lume (Geneza 1,26) umanitatii impreuna cu porunca de a o sluji si a o pastra.Inca,corelatia directa a acestei porunci divine pentru protectia creatiei cu fiecare aspect al vietii sociale si economice contemporane in cele din urma imbunatateste efortul global de a controla problema schimbarii climatului prin introducerea efectiva a dimensiunii ecologice in fiecare aspect al vietii.
Odata cu inceperea celui de-al treilea mileniu,problemele de mediu - deja evidente din secolul al XX-lea -au atins o noua intensitate ajugand in prim-planul atentiei zilnice.Dupa invatatura Bisericii crestin ortodoxe , mediul e parte a creatiei lui Dumnezeu si e sacru.De aceea abuzul si distrugerea mediului reprezinta un act profanator si pacatos aratand mandrie dispretuitoare fata de munca lui Dumnezeu Creatorul.Umanitatea este deasemenea parte a creatiei.Natura noastra rationala datorita careia avem si capacitatea de a deosebi intre bine si rau ne aduce certe privilegii odata cu clare responsabilitati.Din nefericire,istoria umanitatii e plina de numeroase exemple de gresita folosire a acestor privilegii,unde utilizarea si conservarea resurselor naturale a fost transformata in abuz irational si adesea in distrugere completa ducand uneori la caderea de civilizatii marete.
Intr-adevar,grija pentru si protectia Creatiei constituie o responsabilitate a fiecaruia la nivel individual si colectiv.Normal,autoritatile politice a fiecarei natiuni au o mai mare resposabilitate de a evalua situatia cu scopul de a propune actiuni,masuri si regulamente care vor convinge comunitatile noastre de ce trebuie facut si aplicat.Inca responsabilitatea fiecaruia este deasemenea imensa in viata persoanala si de familie si deasemenea in rolul fiecaruia ca cetatean activ.
De aceea chemam pe fiecare la o mai intensa perspicatitate duhovniceasca pentru pastrarea in buna functionare a naturii si a intregii creatii pe care Dumnezeu a facut-o cu toata intelepciunea si dragostea.Si de la tronul patriarhal chemam binecuvantarea lui Dumnezeu asupra zilei mondiale a mediului inaltand lauda lui Dumnezeu creatorul a toate caruia i se cuvine toata lauda,cinstea si inchinaciunea."