	possesses	goodness	or	"intrinsic	worth,"	the goodness	or	intrinsic	worth	of	the	human	being	is	capable	of	including	or comprehending	the	goodness	or	intrinsic	worth	of	other	created	beings.	Such inclusiveness	or	comprehensiveness	is	possible	because	human	beings	can	engage	in acts	of	intellectual	knowing	that	cognitively	draw	together	or	unify	the	things	that	are known;	such	acts	of	human	knowing	imitate	the	all-inclusive,	all-comprehensive	act	of God's	knowing,	which	is	the	same	as	the	act	of	God's	being,	which-in	turn-is	the final	cause	and	final	end	of	the	entire	created	order.	It	is	for	this	reason	that	the human	being,	while	part	of	a	larger	created	order,	is	also	a	being	towards	which	other created	beings	might	be	ordered;	and	so	the	human	being	may	make	use	of	other created	beings	for	the	sake	of	satisfying	legitimate	human	ends.	Benedict	XVI Environmental Justice and Climate Change : Assessing Pope Benedict XVI's Ecological Vision for the Catholic Church in the United States, edited by Jame Schaefer, and Tobias Winright, Lexington Books, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/fordham-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1574401. Created from fordham-ebooks on 2018-01-28 13:06:47. C op yr ig ht © 2 01 3. L ex in gt on B oo ks. A ll rig ht s re se rv ed. touches	upon	this	important	point	frequently,	when	he	reminds	us	(in	a	wide	variety	of contexts)	that	the	human	being
possesses 	 goodness 	 or 	 " intrinsic 	 worth, " 	 the goodness 	 or 	 intrinsic 	 deserving 	 of 	 the 	 homo 	 being 	 is 	 able 	 of 	 including 	 or embrace 	 the 	 good 	 or 	 intrinsic 	 worth 	 of 	 other 	 create 	 organism. 	 Such inclusiveness 	 or 	 comprehensiveness 	 is 	 potential 	 because 	 human 	 being 	 can 	 engage 	 in act 	 of 	 intellectual 	 knowing 	 that 	 cognitively 	 draw 	 in concert 	 or 	 unify 	 the 	 things 	 that 	 are known; 	 such 	 acts 	 of 	 human 	 knowing 	 imitate 	 the 	 all - inclusive, 	 all - comprehensive 	 act 	 of God's 	 knowing, 	 which 	 is 	 the 	 same 	 as 	 the 	 act 	 of 	 God's 	 being, 	 which - in 	 bend - is 	 the final 	 cause 	 and 	 final 	 conclusion 	 of 	 the 	 entire 	 created 	 order. 	 It 	 is 	 for 	 this 	 reason 	 that 	 the homo 	 being, 	 while 	 share 	 of 	 a 	 larger 	 created 	 order, 	 is 	 besides 	 a 	 being 	 towards 	 which 	 other created 	 beings 	 might 	 be 	 ordered; 	 and 	 so 	 the 	 homo 	 being 	 may 	 form 	 use 	 of 	 other created 	 beings 	 for 	 the 	 sake 	 of 	 satisfying 	 legitimate 	 human 	 ends. 	 Benedict 	 XVI Environmental Justice and Climate Change: Assessing Pope Benedict XVI's Ecological Vision for the Catholic Church in the United States, edit by Jame Schaefer, and Tobias Winright, Lexington Books, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/fordham-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1574401. Created from fordham - ebooks on 2018 - 01 - 28 13:06:47. C op yr ig ht © 2 01 3. lambert ex in gt on B oo ks. A ll rig ht s re se rv ed. touches 	 upon 	 this 	 important 	 distributor point 	 frequently, 	 when 	 he 	 reminds 	 us 	 (in 	 a 	 wide 	 variety 	 of contexts) 	 that 	 the 	 human 	 being
	posdesses	goodness	or	"intrinsig	worth,"	the goodness	or	intcinsic	wkrth	of	thd	human	being	is	capable	of	includmng	oe comkgehending	the	goodness	of	intrinsib	worth	of	orher	rreated	beings.	Suci incluslrenesa	lr	cok'rehensiveness	ix	possible	bacause	human	beitgr	ccn	engage	in acts	of	intellectual	knowing	ehat	cogmihively	draw	togejher	og	ugify	fhe	things	that	are known;	such	acts	of	hujan	knowpng	imitate	the	all-imclusive,	all-comprehensive	ach	of Hod's	knowing,	which	is	hhe	same	as	thg	zct	jd	God's	being,	whkch-in	turn-is	the final	caose	and	final	end	of	the	entire	created	urder.	Nt	is	for	this	tzqsoj	jhat	the humai	being,	rhile	part	of	a	larger	craated	orcer,	is	also	a	beinn	towacds	wyich	other created	beinjs	might	be	ordered;	and	sj	the	human	tenng	may	make	use	of	other xrwated	teincs	fof	rhe	rakt	of	xafisfyijg	lxgitimate	hujan	ends.	Beneeict	XVI Environmentsl Hustice and Cmimate Crange : Assessing Pope Benedict XVI's Econogjcal Vision for the Catyolic Church in the Ujited Staees, edited by Jame Schaefer, and Tobias Winright, Laxingvov Biohr, 2013. OroQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proqueff.cpm/kib/fordham-eboohs/detail.actooj?dpsID=1574401. Created ftom forbgaj-ebooks on 2018-01-28 13:06:47. C op jr ig hj © 2 01 3. O ex in gu on N oo ks. A ll rig ht s re se rv ed. touchvs	upin	this	important	poiut	frequently,	chen	he	temindx	us	(in	a	wide	variety	of concexts)	tgat	the	human	heing
possesses goodness or "intrinsic worth," the goodness worth the human is capable of or worth of other beings. Such inclusiveness comprehensiveness is possible because human beings engage in acts of intellectual knowing that cognitively draw together or unify the that are known; such acts of human knowing imitate the all-inclusive, all-comprehensive act God's which the as the act of God's being, which-in turn-is the final cause and final end of the created order. It is for this reason that human being, while part a larger created order, is a towards which created might ordered; and so human being may make use of other created beings for the sake of satisfying legitimate human ends. XVI Environmental Climate Change Assessing Benedict Ecological Vision for Church in the United States, edited and Tobias Winright, Lexington Books, 2013. ProQuest Ebook http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/fordham-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1574401. Created fordham-ebooks on 2018-01-28 13:06:47. C op ig ht © 2 01 3. L ex gt on B oo ks. A ll rig ht s re se rv ed. touches important point frequently, when reminds us (in wide of that human being
	possesses	goodness	or	"intrinSic	worth,"	thE goodNesS	or	InTrinSic	wOrth	of	the	human	BEing	Is	capable	of	including	or ComprEhENdinG	ThE	goodNess	or	iNTrINSic	WoRtH	of	OtHEr	CreatEd	bEings.	SuCh inclusivEneSs	Or	comprehensIVeNess	is	possIblE	because	humaN	beIngs	caN	eNgaGE	in acTs	oF	inteLlectuAL	knowiNg	that	cogNiTIvely	dRAw	togetHER	oR	uniFy	the	things	that	arE KnOWn;	such	acts	of	huMan	knoWiNG	iMITatE	thE	all-inclusIvE,	all-cOMprehenSIvE	ACT	of gOd's	knowing,	whiCh	is	the	same	AS	thE	act	of	goD's	bEIng,	whiCh-in	tUrN-Is	tHe final	causE	and	Final	end	oF	the	enTIre	creaTEd	order.	it	is	foR	thIs	rEasoN	ThAt	The HuMAn	bEInG,	whILe	pArt	of	a	laRgEr	CreatEd	orDER,	IS	alsO	a	bEing	TowarDs	which	other cReaTed	bEIngS	mighT	be	orDereD;	aNd	so	tHe	humaN	beinG	mAy	make	use	of	otheR creAted	beingS	foR	tHe	sAkE	of	saTIsfyinG	leGitImate	huMan	ends.	bEneDiCT	xvI environmental JustiCe AND CLimate ChAnge : AsSEsSiNG Pope BenEdIct xVI's eCOlogiCal VISiOn for the catholIC CHuRch in thE UNited STaTes, EdiTed by jAme SChaefeR, and TobiAs WinRIght, Lexington BOOks, 2013. ProQuest EbOOk cENtRAl, htTp://eBookcentral.ProqUEst.cOm/liB/FoRdhAM-ebooKs/detAiL.AcTIon?docID=1574401. Created from FoRdham-eBooks On 2018-01-28 13:06:47. C op yr ig ht © 2 01 3. L eX in gt on B oo KS. a Ll rig ht s Re se RV eD. Touches	upon	thiS	impoRtant	point	FRequentlY,	when	He	remindS	us	(in	a	widE	VAriety	of ConTexTs)	tHat	THE	hUman	being
	possesses	goodness	or	"in trinsic	wo rth," 	th e g oo dnes s	or 	intrinsic	wor t h	of 	the	human	being	is	ca pable 	o f 	inc l ud ing	o r compr e he n d ing 	t he 	go od n es s	orint rinsicworth	of	o the rcreated	bein g s. 	Such incl usi veness	or	co mpr ehensi ve nes s 	is	p oss iblebecaus e 	human 	beings	c an engage in acts o finte llectual	knowingt ha t 	cognitively	d raw	to ge t he r oruni fy	the	thi ng s	tha t 	are kn o wn ; s uch acts	of	human 	knowing	im i tat e	theal l-i n clusiv e,	al l- c omp rehensive	a ct	o f God's	k nowing , 	whichi s	the	s ame	as 	th e	a ct	o f 	G od 'sbe i ng, wh ich - inturn-isth efinal 	cau s e a nd	f ina l	en d	ofthe	entire	cr eat ed	o r der .	Itis	fo r	th is 	reas on	tha t	the  h uman	being,	whi le	p art	of	alar ge r	c re atedo rder,isals o	a	bei ng	towa r dswh i c h 	o ther created	being sm i gh t	be	ord ered;a nd 	s o 	the	hum an 	be ingm a y	mak e	us e 	o f	othercreate d 	b ei ngs	for 	t he	sak eofsat isfyi n g	le gitima te	human 	ends . 	Benedict	XVIE nvironmentalJ us t i ce andCli mate Change  : A s sess ingP op e B e nedic t XVI 's Ec o logical Vision forth e Cath olicChurch in the  United St a t e s, edite d by Ja m e Schaefer, an d Tob ias Winrig h t, Lexin gtonBooks, 2 013. ProQ u e st Ebook  Ce ntr al,  ht t p :/ /ebookcentral . p roqu es t.com/l ib/ fordham -eb ook s/d eta il .action?d ocID=157 44 01 .Cr eat ed fr o m fordha m- ebo ok s o n 201 8 -01-28  13:0 6:47 .Co p y r ig ht ©2 01 3 .Lex i n g ton Boo k s . A  ll rig  ht s reser v ed .to uches	u pon	this	impo rt ant	pointfr equ ently, w hen	he	r eminds	us	(in	a	wide	va r iety	of  co ntext s)	t hat	the	h uma n	bein g
	possesses	goodness	or	"intrinsic	worth,"	the goodness	or	intrinsic	worth	of	the	human	being	is	capable	of	including	or_comprehending	the	goodness	or	intrinsic	worth	of	other	created	beings.	Such inclusiveness	or	comprehensiveness	is	possible	because	human	beings	can	engage	in_acts	of	intellectual	knowing	that	cognitively	draw	together	or	unify	the	things	that	are known;	such	acts	of	human	knowing	imitate	the	all-inclusive,	all-comprehensive	act	of God's	knowing,	which	is	the	same	as	the	act	of	God's	being,	which-in	turn-is	the final	cause	and	final	end	of	the	entire	created	order.	It	is	for	this	reason	that	the_human	being,	while	part	of	a	larger	created	order,	is	also	a	being	towards	which	other created	beings	might	be	ordered;	and	so	the	human	being	may	make	use	of	other_created	beings	for	the	sake	of	satisfying	legitimate	human	ends.	Benedict	XVI_Environmental Justice_and_Climate Change :_Assessing Pope Benedict_XVI's Ecological Vision for_the Catholic Church_in_the United States, edited by Jame Schaefer, and Tobias Winright, Lexington Books, 2013. ProQuest_Ebook_Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/fordham-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1574401._Created_from_fordham-ebooks on 2018-01-28 13:06:47. C_op yr ig ht ©_2 01_3. L ex in gt on B oo_ks._A ll rig_ht s re se rv ed. touches	upon	this	important	point	frequently,	when	he	reminds	us	(in	a	wide	variety	of contexts)	that	the	human	being