Care for Creation

Care for Creation

“The environment is God’s gift to everyone, and in our use of it we have a responsibility towards the poor, towards future generations and towards humanity as a whole.”

– Pope Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritate

Creation is not raw material to be used as we will. Instead, it is a gift from God, and its resources are to be prudently used in humble stewardship. Our duties to the environment are linked to our duties towards others. As Pope Francis has taught in Laudato Si, everything is connected. Our use of resources in our own life must be considered within the wider context of solidarity with the poor, the foreigner, and those who will live after us.

Public policy should help us as a community be good stewards of the resources with which God has entrusted us. The goal should not be to preserve nature untouched, but to wisely shape our use of and interaction with it. This understanding of our God-given duty to be good stewards should inform laws governing agriculture, conservation, and energy.

Current Issues:

Below are the major issues on which we are currently active, but to understand the breadth of our work, visit our legislative statements & testimony page. Click the buttons below to find issue-specific resources.

Water Quality

Sustainable Agriculture

Key Resources:

"Minnesota, Our Common Home" 

Bills MCC is Tracking:

There are thousands of bills introduced during the legislative session every year. These are the care for creation bills for which the Minnesota Catholic Conference has taken a position. 

Red = Oppose | Green = Support | Gray = Monitoring or Seeking Amendment 

You can click on any of the bills to see further information including the full text of the bill, which legislators are sponsoring the bill, various actions taken by the legislature, votes taken, and supporting documents.

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