“Catholics must develop our vision for families in our communities/country and play our part to promote and protect our families.”
“There appears to be an anti-family mentality that is sweeping our world. This is all part of the throw- away society that threatens our stability.”
“The family should live in such a way that its members learn to care and take responsibility for the young, the old, the sick, the differently abled, and the poor.”
The 1983 Catholic Charter of the Rights of the Family defines family as “a community of love and solidarity, which is uniquely suited to teach and transmit cultural, ethical, social, spiritual and religious values, essential for the development and well-being of its own members and of society.”
St Pope John Paul II reminded us years ago that: “The future of humanity passes by way of thefamily.” He referred to the family the “first and vital cell of society.” It is in the family that our young people first learn moral and spiritual values and virtues, which give meaning to their lives. It is in the family that we will develop a culture of life; a spirit of nation-building.
On June 18, 2018, Pope Francis said: “the human family as the image of God, man and woman, is only one. It can happen that a man and a woman aren’t believers: but if they love each other and are united in marriage, they are the image and likeness of God, even though they might not be believers.”
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