Acerra (Naples), 23 May (LaPresse) – "God had placed man and woman in a garden, so that they might cultivate and care for it. Everything was life, beauty, fertility. This land too was once called Campania felix, because it was capable of enchanting with its fertility, its produce and its culture, like a hymn to life. Yet here is death, of the land and of mankind. We grieve for the devastation that has compromised a marvellous ecosystem, places, stories and memories. Faced with this reality, there can be two attitudes: indifference or responsibility. You have chosen responsibility and, with God’s help, have embarked on a path of commitment and the pursuit of justice.” These were the words of Pope Leo XIV, spoken in Acerra Cathedral, as he addressed the families of the victims of environmental pollution in the Terra dei Fuochi.
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