Brothers+

This from a March 13 meeting of Benedict XVI with some
of the bishops.

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Referring to the concerns expressed by the prelates in
their individual meetings with him, the Pope mentioned
"the instability of the family  structure" which is
"due to the crisis the country is experiencing,  but
also to the evolution of behavior and to the
progressive loss of a  sense of marriage and the
family" which comes about "when other forms of  union
are placed on the same level".

Because "society and the Church largely develop from
the family"  Benedict XVI told the prelates, attention
to this area of pastoral activity  is "vital because
it is the primordial place for the education of the 
young. I encourage you, then, to support married
couples and young  families with adequate formation,
also teaching them respect for life.
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