Concerning the cohabitation between animals and men on the earth, an excessive anthropocentrism and an a-cosmic position mark the theological reflection in the Catholic Church. Orthodox Christianity, on the contrary, does not work out an absolute anthropocentrism nor does it impoverish the dignity of creatures. Man collaborates with the Gospel that God addresses to all creation. The paper revisits this perspective and tries to point out some possible implications through the analysis of the creation’s theology by Olivier Clement.