Posted on 09/13/2022 6:03:45 PM PDT by marshmallow
Clean-up campaign takes inspiration from Pope Francis's environmental encyclical 'Laudato Si'
The Catholic Church in Malaysia has kicked off a year-long campaign to protect the environment by tackling plastic pollution in the country.
Bishop Joseph Hii Teck Kwong of Sibu launched the Protect Our Earth, Protect Our Children Campaign (PROTEC) campaign on Aug. 31 which will run from September 2022 to August next year, the Catholic Sabah news portal reported on Sept. 6.
The theme for this year’s campaign is “Stop Plastic Pollution.”
During the inaugural event at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Kota Kinabalu, Bishop Hii, President of the Episcopal Commission for Creation Justice, called on Catholics to shun selfishness and become more connected to the environment while listening to its voice.
The prelate said that Catholics need “the Spirit of the Lord to give us a heart of flesh to replace our heart of stone, moving us outward from 'ego to eco,' to be inter-connected to all creation and to listen to the voice of Creation.”
The prelate also reminded the faithful of the God-given privilege “to participate in God’s creation as a co-worker.”
At the same event, the Season of Creation 2022 was also launched, to mark the World Day of Prayer for Creation that runs from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4 this year. The theme for this year is “Listen to the Voice of Creation.”
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