India, a "human ecology" for the Day for Life
Mumbai (AsiaNews) - An "inner” ecology that is attentive to the cleanliness of one's soul to fight against the destruction of morality. We are concerned about the fate of the planet and sometimes we lose sight that we are destroying our human race". The president of the Episcopal Commission for the Family, Msgr. Agnelo Gracias, explains to AsiaNews, the theme chosen for the Day of Life, which was celebrated yesterday throughout India.
According to the prelate an ‘ecological consciousness’ has dawned on people all over the world. We have been aware of the warming of the planet, the melting of the polar icecaps, the destruction of the species, and other issues like that. But this concerns the development of the world around us, which is essential but it is not everything. We must begin to pay attention to development within ourselves. We are worried about the havoc caused by the “Carbon Footprint” but scarcely pay attention to the declining ‘Human Footprint’".
Mgr. Gracias says: "The birth rate has fallen in many countries, and we are witnessing a sort of demographic winter. We must also add to this the 'missing girls', ie all the victims of selective abortion based on gender that take place in the world. But soon, we may have to add the boys to this list too. We will have a green world, but a ‘life-less’ world".
Discoveries of science, he adds, have also broken the cycle of the natural family: "Instead of following the natural family planning we use contraceptives, rather than breast feed children we give them chemical compounds, instead of giving birth naturally, we are increasingly resorting to surgery. To all this we must add the damage that man does to himself with drugs, alcohol and a mistaken sense of power: we are killing ourselves slowly. The Day for Life is a call to man, to foster an ecological culture of life from conception to natural death".
Among the various events planned, the bishop yesterday awarded Dr. Luzito D'Souza, medical director of the Shanti Oats: the first hospital for terminal cancer. The structure, unique in its kind in India, welcomes terminal-stage patients without distinction of caste, creed or wealth. Receiving the award, the doctor said: "It is our response to euthanasia." In the afternoon, also the chairman of the Commission also unveiled a new monument dedicated to unborn children throughout the world. The sculpture was placed inside the church of St. Peter in Bandra, in the south of Mumbai.
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