subdue the earth

John Paul II talks about work as a means as a way of fulfilling God’s commandment to subdue the earth. What does “subdue the earth” imply? Has subduing the earth made the earth more sacred or less sacred? Could the purpose of the command be to make the earth more or less sacred? Does the command imply a hierarchy between human beings and the earth and if it does, what does that hierarchy imply? What does he mean when he says “only man is capable of work”?

Use these questions as prompts to construct a short essay of between 350 and 400 words.

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John Paul II was a great pope of the catholic church who was a pope from 1978 to 2005. He mainly focused on work as a means of fulfilling the commandment of God of subduing the earth. Subdue the earth simply implies to control the different living creatures in the world so that they may fulfil God’s will as they continue to serve the purpose…

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