CCC 373

In God's plan man and woman have the vocation of "subduing" the earth²⁴⁸ Gen 1:28. as stewards of God. This sovereignty is not to be an arbitrary and destructive domination. God calls man and woman, made in the image of the Creator "who loves everything that exists",²⁴⁹ Wis 11:24. to share in his providence toward other creatures; hence their responsibility for the world God has entrusted to them.