Perhaps reluctantly we come to acknowledge that there are also scars w…

Pope Benedict XVI
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Perhaps reluctantly we come to acknowledge that there are also scars which mark the surface of our earth: erosion, deforestation, the squandering of the world’s mineral and ocean resources in order to fuel an insatiable consumption. ✨ Pope Benedict XVI's address during The XXIII World Youth Day in Sydney Harbour, Australia, w2.vatican.va. July 17, 2008.
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