This principle is grounded in the presupposition that God has absolute dominion over creation, and that, insofar as human beings are made in God’s image and likeness, we have been given a limited dominion over creation and are responsible for its care. The principle requires that the gifts of human life and its natural environment be used by profound respect for their instrinct ends. Accordingly, simply because something can be done does not mean that it should be done. As applied catholic sponsored health care, the principle of stewardship includes but not reducible to concern for scarce resources; rather it also implies a responsibility to see the mission of Catholic Health care is carried out as a ministry with its particular commitment to human dignity and the common good.