(ANSA) - Rome, April 1 - Italian Bishops Conference (CEI)
chief Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti on Monday called for an end to
opposing protests on family issues such as those seen at the
ultraconservative World Families Congress in Verona at the
weekend.
"The family", he said, "is the most sensitive thermometer of
social changes: without betraying principles, since the family
is not a menu from which you can choose what you want, let's try
to craft thinking on the family for this period of time.
"Those who are sincerely willing to take this step, the
condition for a better society, will always find us at their
side".
Bassetti also called for a halt in the decline of Italy's
birth rate and to safeguard working mothers.
He also said it was time to reduce the number of Italian
dioceses.
No to opposing protests on family issues - Bassetti
Let's help each other find thinking for this period