Benedict XVI Continues

Tradition of Papal Concern for Animals
 
***Just hours after Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was named Pope Benedict XVI in April 2005, PETA offered congratulations and urged His Holiness to include animals in the Catholic Church's areas of concern.

Pope Benedict XVI has spoken movingly about the exploitation of all beings, particularly of farmed animals, and PETA has created an ad featuring this message.
베네딕트 교황님께서는 모든 존재에 대한 이기적인 착취, 특히 농장 동물에 대해서 감동적인 말씀을 하셨고, PETA는 이 메시지를 전하는 광고를 만든 적이 있다.

When he was asked about the rights of animals in a 2002 interview, he said, “That is a very serious question. At any rate, we can see that they are given into our care, that we cannot just do whatever we want with them. Animals, too, are God's creatures . . . Certainly, a sort of industrial use of creatures, so that geese are fed in such a way as to produce as large a liver as possible, or hens live so packed together that they become just caricatures of birds, this degrading of living creatures to a commodity seems to me in fact to contradict the relationship of mutuality that comes across in the Bible.”
동물들을 이런식으로 상품으로 가치를 떨어뜨리는 것은 내게는 성경에서 보는 상호 관계를 부정하는 것으로 보인다.

Cardinal Ratzinger was echoing official church teachings, as laid out in the Catholic Catechism, which states clearly that
교황님이 라칭어 추기경이셨을때, 그분은 가톨릭 교리를 재차 말씀하셨다.

“Animals are God’s creatures.
"동물들은 신의 창조물이다.

He surrounds them with his providential care.
그분은 그들을 신의 뜻에 따른 배려로 둘러주신다.

By their mere existence they bless him and give him gl
ory.
단지 그들의 존재만으로도 그들은 그분을 찬미하고 영광을 드린다.

Thus men owe them kindness.
그러므로 인간은 그들에게 친절을 베풀어야 할 의무가 있다.

We should recall the gentleness with which saints lik
e St. Francis of Assisi or St. Philip Neri treated ani
mals. . . .
우리는 성 프란치스코와 성 필립보 네리와 같은 성인들이 동물들을 대할때 가졌던 상냥함을 상기해야 한다.

It is contrary to human dignity to cause animals to suffer or die needlessly.”
동물들에게 불필요한 고통이나 죽음을 일으키는 것은 인간의 존엄성에 위배된다."

In our letter, we asked His Holiness to bring his own compassionate vision to the public: “We hope that you will continue to speak out for these exploited beings. In recent years, our membership has swelled with [Catholics] who believe that animals, like people, have a sacred right to life and need to be protected from violence. . . . We turn to you now, as you take on your momentous duties, and humbly ask that you lead the way into a new era of compassion and respect for all beings, regardless of species.” Read PETA’s letter to Pope Benedict XVI.

 
Pope John Paul proclaimed that "the animals possess a soul and men must love and feel solidarity with our smaller brethren."

교황 요한 바로로 2세께서는 "동물도 영혼을 가지고 있고, 인간은 우리의 보다 작은 형제들에 대해 일치감을 느끼고 사랑해야 한다," 고 선포 하셨다.

Compassion for animals was also a prominent theme in John Paul II’s papacy.
동물들에 대한 자비심은 요한 바오로 2세 교황님의 교황직의 현저한 주제였다.

Pope John Paul proclaimed that “the animals possess a soul and men must love and feel solidarity with our smaller brethren.” He went on to say that all animals are “fruit of the creative action of the Holy Spirit and merit respect” and that they are “as near to God as men are.” Animal lovers everywhere were overjoyed!

교황님은 계속해서 동물들 역시 신의 창조의 열매이며 존중 받아야 한다고, 그리고, 동물들도 사람이 그러한 만큼 하느님과 가깝다고 말씀하셨다.
세계 모든곳의 동물을 사랑하는 사람들은 기쁨에 넘쳤다!

He reminded people that all living beings, including animals, came into being because of the “breath” of God.

그분은 사람들에게, 동물을 포함한 모든 생명체는 신의 숨결로 인해 존재하게 되었음을 상기시키셨다.

Animals possess the divine spark of life—the living quality that is the soul—and they are not inferior beings, as factory farmers, fur farmers, and others who exploit animals for profit would have us believe.

After he became Pope John Paul II, His Holiness went to Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis, and spoke of the saint’s love for animals. He declared, “We, too, are called to a similar attitude.”

교황 요한 바오로 2세로 선출 되신 후 교황성하는 성 프란체스코의 고장인 아씨시로 가셔서, 성인의 동물들에 대한 사랑에 대해 말씀하셨다.
그리고, " 또한 우리들도, 같은 태도로 대하도록 부름받았다."고 말씀하셨다.

PETA is hopeful that Pope Benedict XVI will continue to speak out for animals in his papacy as he did as a cardinal and that he will take a stand against the hideous treatment endured by God’s creatures. Catholics can honor the teachings of Pope John Paul II and the sentiments of Pope Benedict XVI by incorporating compassion for animals more fully into their own lives.


'동물이 신과 나누는 교감이 인간이 나누는 교감과 다르다 할지라도 동물 또한 신의 창조물이기 때문에 마땅히 존중받아야 한다.' _Pope Benedict XVI. 

이성화  (07-09-17 15:38  )   
그리고 교황 요한 바오로 2세께서는 아씨시에서, 성경의
"이 중의 가장 작은 자에게 한 것이 곧 내게 한 것"이라는 말씀을 예로드시고, 이 "작은 자"안에 동물들도 포한된다고 말씀하셨답니다.

cf:

출처는 미국의 동물보호단체인 PETA에서, 현 교황님과 전 교황님과의 인터뷰내용을 발표한 기사입니다.