Vatican presents concept of ‘sins against creation and the Creator’

As the world is suffering from abnormal weather caused by climate change, the movement to define environmental destruction as a Catholic 'mortal sin' requiring confession is attracting attention, European Union (EU) specialized media Uraktive reported on the 4th (local time).

According to this media outlet, the Vatican presented the concept of 'sins against creation and the Creator' in a new document recently released under the approval of Pope Leo XIV.

In the document, the Vatican pointed out that from a Christian perspective, environmental destruction is a serious sin that requires repentance and reflection in that it is an act of defiance of the Creator's creation and causes damage to future generations.

In Catholicism, pride, stinginess, envy/jealousy, anger, lust, greed, and sloth are regarded as the 'seven deadly sins', meaning the seven deadly sins that are the root of all sins, and environmental destruction is recognized as an equally great evil.

He then evaluated the current ecological and social crisis as "myopic and self-destructive" and emphasized that the path to "ecological repentance" must be opened by honestly acknowledging ecological sin.

Euraktive pointed out that the Vatican defined “ecological issues as theological issues,” which in effect framed actions to protect the ecosystem as moral responsibility.

In the document, the Vatican also called on everyone, especially public officials, to act urgently to protect the planet and keep our 'common home' habitable.

It also reminded us of the 'principle of rest', which requires setting aside one day a week for rest and prayer so that the earth can recover according to nature's rhythm.

Since his accession to the throne, Pope Leo Last November, he called for specific actions to combat climate change and criticized some leaders for their lack of will.