In the book of Sirach we read that God endowed humanity with power over all things else on earth.
God gives human beings rule over beasts and birds. This is a reflection of the first chapter of the book of Genesis where God says to Adam and Eve to have “dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and all the living things that move on the earth.” Over the millennia humanity has interpreted that command as saying that we could treat nature however we wished. The current crisis in the natural world is a reminder that human beings are stewards of creation, not masters. God alone is the master and we must operate according to the plan of God.
