Speaking of the ecumenical meeting held in Paris last January, card. Tettamanzi recalled that, "from the Christian side, the prophecy on Creation is lacking or, however, too weak": "Nowadays, we need prophets who are capable of shaking the consciences as to the serious responsibilities that the new generations have for the future generations, especially in ecology. We need prophets who are capable of proposing new models of social and economic life for a wise protection and a fair sharing of the goods of the Earth". In particular, the archbishop spoke of access to water: "The care for seas and rivers, which since 1995 has been the distinctive trait of the international meetings organised by the Ecumenical Patriarchate, expresses the awareness that water, protected from any form of pollution, is the most essential resource for life on Earth and probably, in future, the most sought-after one. It is a public good - the cardinal concluded -, and watering must be protected and secured as a universal, inalienable right, by sheltering it from the risks inherent in some forms of economic privatisation".
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