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Archbishop's green sermon

28 December 2007

The Archbishop of Canterbury has used his Christmas sermon to urge people across the world to do more to preserve the environment.

Dr Rowan Williams said that "humanity's selfishness" had seen the planet transformed into a "warehouse of resources".

Speaking at Canterbury Cathedral today, the leader of the Anglican Church said: "More and more is clearly required of us as we grow in awareness of how fragile is the balance of species and environments in the world and just how our greed distorts it."

Dr Williams continued: "When we threaten the balance of things, we don't just put our material survival at risk; more profoundly we put our spiritual sensitivity at risk - the possibility of being opened up to endless wonder by the world around us.

"Yes, the world exists in one sense for humanity's sake; but it exists in its own independence and beauty for humanity's sake - not as a warehouse of resources to serve humanity's selfishness."

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