Vatican Says Hurting the Earth is Now a 'Sin Against the Creator'

The Catholic Church has released a new document that officially defines damaging the environment as a spiritual sin.

The Vatican has officially spoken out about the environment. A new church document now defines harming the Earth as a “sin against creation and the Creator.” For a long time, people have wondered how religion fits in with climate change. This new guidance from the Vatican’s theological commission makes it clear. They are calling this an “ecological sin.” What does this mean? It means the church views our actions toward nature as a moral issue. They believe that by hurting the world, we are also hurting the God who made it. Church leaders are calling for what they call “ecological conversio…