Says Families Cannot Shirk Responsibilities
Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, the permanent observer of the Holy See at the United Nations, affirmed this today when he addressed the U.N. high-level meeting on youth. [The Holy See is not a member of the UN but rather a permanent observer.]
"Each and every young person should be able to be brought up in an environment in which he or she is able to grow and learn, that is, in a community and society characterized by peace and harmony, free from all violence and discord. Each and every child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding," the archbishop affirmed. [In a family environment... I am sure the Archbishop meant here a NATURAL family.]
The Holy See representative said that such an environment "will promote good and responsible citizenship that is essential to the common good of humanity." [Having a wife and a pet dog as your "child" does not count as a family. Get that Humpty Dumpty?]
Moral responsibility and respect for others are learned in a family, Archbishop Chullikatt continued. [And what that blob of fat did at the Cathedral show how his or her parents brought that thing up!]
"The family has an important role to play in educating children to develop all their faculties and in training them to acquire ethical and spiritual values and to be deeply attached to peace, liberty and the dignity and equality of all men and women," [Charity begins at home folks!] he stated. "The family, founded on the marriage between one man and one woman, is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and must be guaranteed protection by society and the state." [BINGO!]
The 58-year-old prelate reminded the United Nations that "parents -- mother and father together -- have the primary responsibility for the upbringing and development of their children to help them become virtuous citizens and leaders." [Why even government would want to meddle with this?]
"Parents cannot withdraw from this essential role," he said. [Essential and PRIMARY ROLE!]
And states, the prelate added, "are called, in conformity with international instruments, to respect the responsibilities, rights and duties of parents in this regard."
"Youth policies, programs, action plans and commitments approved by member states must respect fully the role of parents regarding their children's wellbeing and their education," the Holy See representative said, "including in the area of human sexuality and so-called 'sexual and reproductive health,' [which] should not include abortion."
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Kudos to Archbishop Francis Chullikatt
