Catholic shade of green emerges at environmental justice conference

Published: 2004-11-01

OWATONNA, Minn. (CNS) -- A Catholic shade of environmental green emerged at a three-day national Catholic scholars' conference on environmental justice. Participants linked care for the earth with a preferential option for the poor and the need to work for the common good -- all intertwining themes of Catholic social teaching. The invitation-only meeting was jointly sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. Held Oct. 29-31 at the university's Gainey Conference Center in Owatonna, it brought together about 60 experts from various fields -- theologians, scientists and other academic specialists, bishops, heads of national Catholic organizations that are engaged in environmental issues, diocesan social action leaders and media representatives versed in Catholic social thought. The conference theme was "The Person, the Poor and the Common Good: A Catholic Dialogue on the Environment."

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