MEXICAN BISHOPS SAY "ENOUGH WITH ALL THIS DESTRUCTION OF OUR FAMILIES!"

MONTERREY, May 7, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A recent plenary assembly of the
Catholic Bishops of Mexico issued a "Message to Mexican Families". The document issued May 2 notes reasons for the dissolution of many families including disregarding of the permanence of marriage.

Fides, the Vatican news agency which covered the document, reports causes for the disintegration of families listed by the Prelates: a present day trivial attitude to human sexuality seen simply as a means of pleasure which uses people; widespread use of means of contraception, abortion etc. to avoid having children and on the other hand the fashion of assisted procreation, having a child "made to measure". "God wanted the family to be the sanctuary of life" - the Bishops say, adding that this means that any form of manipulation which attacks life, whether to avoid having a child or procreating with unnatural means is particularly grave.

In the document the Bishops encourage Catholic educators at all levels to educate their pupils to a correct moral conscience on matters such as human sexuality, marriage, the family, life and to work in scientific research in communion and fidelity to the Church's Teaching. They also called on media and lawmakers to work toward a society which respects marriage, family and life.
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See the full Fides coverage at:
http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2003/0305/06_25.html