Has environmentalism become so politicized that Catholics have forgotten what the Church actually teaches?

And here’s the bigger question: Is caring for the environment actually a pro-life issue?

In this episode of Bioethics Babe, I sit down with Clare Ath, co-founder and president of Vita et Terra, to unpack a side of Catholic teaching that is often misunderstood, dismissed, or surrendered to politics.

We explore why Catholics are called to care for creation, what Scripture really means when it gives humanity “dominion” over the earth, and why that does not mean domination. We also examine Laudato Si’, integral ecology, human ecology, and the contributions of St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI to the Church’s environmental teaching.

But this conversation goes far beyond theology and into practical ef ...