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Monday September 9, 2002
IN MESSAGE TO UK POPE PLEADS FOR PROTECTION OF FAMILY AND UNBORN
Says "The whole of human society is deeply rooted in the family"
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VATICAN, September 9, 2002 (LSN.ca) - In an address to Kathryn Frances Colvin, the new ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Holy See, Saturday, Pope John Paul asked for the protection of life and family. The pope recalled the "nation's history and her contributions to the world" and his thoughts turned "immediately to the need for an uncompromising defence of the rights of the family and the legal protection of the institution of marriage."
The Pope warned, "The whole of human society is deeply rooted in the family, and any weakening of this indispensable institution cannot but be a potential source of grave difficulties and problems for society as a whole."
He continued, "Another area of concern in which Christians can offer a privileged witness is that of respect for life in the face of attempts to legitimize abortion, the production of human embryos for research and processes of genetic manipulation such as the cloning of human beings. Neither human life nor the human person can ever legitimately be treated as an object to be manipulated or as a disposable commodity; rather each human being - at every stage of existence, from conception to natural death - is endowed by the Creator with a sublime dignity that demands the greatest respect and vigilance on the part of individuals, communities, nations and international bodies."
See the whole address at:
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/2002/september/documents...
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