{"id":14086,"date":"2021-08-06T04:32:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T04:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justiceandpeace.org.au\/?page_id=14086"},"modified":"2021-08-06T04:49:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T04:49:56","slug":"cry-of-the-earth-cry-of-the-poor-2021-22-social-justice-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/justiceandpeace.org.au\/home\/resources\/catholic-social-teaching\/cry-of-the-earth-cry-of-the-poor-2021-22-social-justice-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor – 2021-22 Social Justice Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor – 2021-22 Social Justice Statement<\/h1>\n

The Australian Catholic Bishops\u2019 Social Justice Statement 2021-22:\u00a0Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor<\/span><\/a><\/em>, affirms that \u201cwe human beings need a change of heart, mind, and behaviour\u201d. It exhorts us all to care for creation and the most vulnerable people in our worldwide human family.<\/p>\n

In the media release<\/span><\/a> which accompanied the launch of the statement, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference recognised its unprecedented decision to work towards a more sustainable Church through their commitment to a seven-year journey towards the seven Laudato Si\u2019<\/em> Goals.<\/p>\n

In a video<\/a><\/span> released with the statement, seven bishops from across Australia spoke about the immediate need to care for all of creation as God\u2019s gift to us, especially because of the damaging effects of climate change on our land, waterways, air, plants, animals and people. \u201cRight through the centuries, God has called on humanity to act in times of great peril\u201d says Archbishop Mark Coleridge in the video\u2019s opening scene.<\/p>\n