Scripture
What book of the Bible contains the creation stories that ground Catholic teachings on stewardship?
Genesis
What role do humans have toward creation according to Catholic teaching?
Stewardship
What is the term for a spiritual transformation toward caring for creation?
Ecological conversion.
What document of Pope Francis calls for global ecological responsibility?
Laudato Si’.
Who is the patron saint of ecology?
St. Francis of Assisi.
In Genesis, what word is often misunderstood as “domination” but actually means responsible care?
Dominion
What virtue helps prevent overconsumption and encourages responsible use of resources?
Temperance
What term describes the belief that humans are the center of everything?
Anthropocentrism.
Name one modern environmental problem that Chapter 14 connects to moral responsibility.
Pollution, biodiversity loss, climate change, overconsumption, etc.
Which Pope wrote Laudato Si’?
Pope Francis.
According to Chapter 14, what does creation reflect about God?
God’s glory, goodness, beauty, and order.
Chapter 14 teaches that creation is a form of divine revelation. What term describes this?
Sacramentality
What is the Catholic alternative to anthropocentrism that Chapter 14 emphasizes?
Theocentrism : creation exists for God.
Why does the Church say nature cannot be treated as a “resource warehouse”?
Because creation has dignity and value beyond human use.
Which theologian taught that creation reflects the rational order of God?
Thomas Aquinas.
What Old Testament figure wrote psalms praising creation as revealing God's power (e.g., Psalm 19)?
King David
Why is environmental destruction considered a moral issue, not just a scientific one?
Because it violates our responsibility to protect God’s creation.
Define “stewardship” in Catholic moral theology.
Caring for creation with responsibility, humility, and respect for God’s purposes.
What does Chapter 14 say about technology and environmental issues?
Technology must serve the common good and cannot replace moral responsibility.
Which Pope introduced the term “ecological conversion”?
St. John Paul II.
Explain the Catholic concept of “the created order” using scripture.
Creation is ordered, purposeful, and reflects God’s design; humans must respect that order.
How does Catholic teaching link creation care with social justice?
Environmental damage disproportionately harms the poor, so ignoring it violates justice.
What does “integral ecology” (from Laudato Si’) mean?
Everything is interconnected—environment, humanity, morality, and social justice.
Explain why caring for creation is considered a form of praising God.
Because creation reveals God’s glory; protecting it is an act of worship and moral duty.
How does Aquinas justify moral responsibility through natural law?
Because creation has an inherent order, and morality means acting in harmony with it.