On behalf of AUCCRO His Beatitude Sviatoslav signed Memorandum on cooperation with Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine

Friday, 16 July 2021, 21:28
The chairman of All-Ukrainian Council of Churches His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Head and Father of the UGCC at the time of signature the Memorandum on cooperation with Roman Abramovskiy, the minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources stated that the Church had always been raising its children in a new culture of responsibility for the environment so to pass it pristine to further generations.

The event took place at the residence of the Head of the UGCC in Kyiv, July 15.

At the beginning of the meeting the sides expressed their views about an importance of cooperation between AUCCRO and Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine.

According to Roman Abramovskiy people should stay aware of beauty of the nature as a gift from God and it is important to treat it carefully, and added that the Church plays its pivotal role in forming this awareness. “Pastoral message forms consciousness of a person better than predictions or any other methods.

His Beatitude Sviatoslav outlined that signing the Memorandum is a historical event, thus this is the first time that the Church has a common document with Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources. As for him on this stage of civilization development there is a special responsibility for the environment, as a person is both a reason and victim of ecological disasters simultaneously.

The Head of the UGCC assured that the matter of boosting ecological awareness had been cultivating among the faithful for 20 years. He also mentioned that recently Pope Francis brought to the world and Ukraine a separate encyclical on the environment.

The sides assume that the most effective mechanism to ensure cooperation between Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine and All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations must be implemented in the Council for Cooperation with AUCCRO at Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine.

On behalf of The World Council of Churches His Beatitude Sviatoslav thanked the minister for his appreciation of role and place of the Church and religious organizations in the life of Ukraine and society and added that they are ready to such a serious partnership.

The UGCC Department for Information

 

 


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