- Sr. Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN, murdered in 2005 in Brazil for her work to protect the rainforest
When it comes to this earth, you are not a consumer.
The earth is not a "rented car" that you use and then return to someone else who is supposed to take care of it. This is your earth. It is something you are part of and care for as owners take care of what is their own.
But you are not the only owner. All people are sons and daughters of God - so this is our family earth. The people around the world are your family, your brothers and sisters.
If you remember this, you'll act differently. You'll see the world as God sees it. You'll care for our earth and our family.
- Little White Book, Diocese of Saginaw