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MODULE 4
WORKSHEET FOR LAUDATO SI
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“Laudato Si” is Latin for ‘Praise be to you’ so the phrase Laudatu si, mi’ signori from the canticle
of St. Francis of Assisi means Praise be to you my lord. The whole encyclical advocates integral
ecology incorporating both theological and environmental concepts. Complete the table below with
how these different concepts are incorporated into the encyclical. For each of the concepts in Column
A, identify whether this is a theological or environmental concept in Column B and then in Column C,
write a brief explanation of the statement OR a reflection on this concept. (60 points)

Excerpts/ Passage Type of concept Interpretation/Reflection

1. Rapidification - continued
acceleration of changes;
intensified pace of life and
work – Change becomes a
source of anxiety and causes
harm to the world
2. Technology, which, linked
to business interests, is
presented as the only way of
solving these problems, in fact
proves incapable of seeing the
mysterious network of
relations between things and
so sometimes solves one
problem only to create others.
3. The earth, our home, is
beginning to look more and
more like an immense pile of
filth.
4. Throwaway culture - our
industrial system, at the end of
its cycle of production and
consumption, has not
developed the capacity to
absorb and reuse waste and
by-products
5. The climate is a common
good, belonging to all and
meant for all. we are presently
witnessing a disturbing
warming of the climatic
system due to the great
concentration of greenhouse
gases released mainly as a
result of human activity
6. Climate change is a global
problem with grave
implications: environmental,
social, economic, political and
for the distribution of goods.
Its worst impact will probably
be felt by developing countries
in coming decades. Many of
the poor live in areas affected
by phenomena related to
warming, and their means of
subsistence are largely
dependent on natural reserves
and ecosystemic services such
as agriculture, fishing and
forestry.
7. The created things of this
world are not free of
ownership: “For they are
yours, O Lord, who love the
living” (Wis 11:26). This is the
basis of our conviction that, as
part of the universe, called
into being by one Father, all of
us are linked by unseen bonds
and together form a kind of
universal family, a sublime
communion which fills us
with a sacred, affectionate and
humble respect
8. Whether believers or not,
we are agreed today that the
earth is essentially a shared
inheritance, whose fruits are
meant to benefit everyone. For
believers, this becomes a
question of fidelity to the
Creator, since God created the
world for everyone.
9. Saint John Paul II forcefully
reaffirmed this teaching,
stating that “God gave the
earth to the whole human race
for the sustenance of all its
members, without excluding
or favouring anyone”.
10. The natural environment is
a collective good, the
patrimony of all humanity and
the responsibility of everyone.
If we make something our
own, it is only to administer it
for the good of all.