This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel. It is the time to preach it from the rooftops.
Pope John Paul IINone of us is alone in this world; each of us is a vital piece of the great mosaic of humanity as a whole.
Pope John Paul IICertain elements of today's ecological crisis reveal its moral character. First among these is the indiscriminate application of advances in science and technology. Many recent discoveries have brought undeniable benefits to humanity. Indeed, they demonstrate the nobility of the human vocation to participate responsibly in God's creative action in the world. Unfortunately, it is now clear that the application of these discoveries in the fields of industry and agriculture have produced harmful long-term effects.
Pope John Paul II