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PRESS BRIEF 03-02-2017
“Unity, purity and propriety of
marriage must be respected,” Archbishop Leo Cornelio.
Bhopal: Thefourth day of
the 29th Plenary Assembly of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) began with
an exhortation of the Archbishop Leo Cornelio to families, to respect unity,
purity and propriety of marriage. He said, “Couples must respect the sacrament
of marriage, and live their commitment in perfect faithfulness.”With reference
to the example of cruelty of King Herod in the Bible, he explained: “A cruelty
done to others inflicts our conscience and our soul. Fear destroys peace of
mind and peacefulness of family; and which in turn divides family.”He added: “Marriage
is easily broken today due to faithlessness of couples and wrong understanding and
interpretation of freedom.The children would be the victims of the
negligence of husband and wife towards their marital duties.”
Highlighting the
importance of sacrificial-love in the families Archbishop Leo said, “To live a
joyous family life, the couples must imbibe the love of Jesus thatforced him to
sacrifice his life to save the humanity. Sacredfamilial bond is nurtured and
strengthened only by the readiness of couples to sacrifice one’s own interests
urged bytrue love.”“The prophetic courage and commitment to witness to the
Gospel values are our irrevocable responsibility as leaders of the Church,” he
concluded.
A Family
Commission App is launched for android phones by the CCBI family commission.The
commission for women tries to help the women who are deprived of their basic
human rights and education through church and other agencies. Women who are facing threats and violence in
families, schools, colleges, at work places and roads are educated and
empowered through various programmes.
Appreciating the contribution of CCBI commission for
women, His Eminence Cardinal Oswald said, “The continuous reminders and steps
undertaken by the church, brought out change in the attitude of people. Today no one will dispute regarding the need
for women empowerment.”
A cultural programme was organised in the evening, in BSS
College, to honour the CCBI participants from all over the country.
“Education is the best weapon to solve the crises of
life,” said His Eminence
Telesphore Cardinal Toppo, Archbishop of Ranchi, in his presidential address
during the cultural programme.
He continued, “Education brings about creative changes in the society that ultimately results in nation building.” He appreciated the contribution of the college for the transformation of growing generation through the quality education.
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