Questions not solved – Promises not kept

Abstract

"The working group of the commissioners for environmental questions in the Protestant Regional Churches and in the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Germany have committed themselves, together with the other undersigned, to a responsible stewardship of God’s creation. Therefore, they have closely followed the development of genetically modified (GM) plants since many years. The church commissioners refer to the present situation in European agriculture where a general authorisation of genetically modified plants is expected shortly to point to the hazards and misjudgements of this technique. On the basis of the following ten arguments, the undersigned reject the growing and processing of genetically modified plants. They direct corresponding recommendations to politicians and to church parishes."