I’ve been in Rome since October 1 to cover the Synod on the Family where 61 cardinals, 1 cardinal patriarch, 7 patriarchs, 1 major archbishop, 66 archbishops, 47 bishops, 1 auxiliary bishop, 1 priest, and 6 religious are gathered to deliberate with Pope Francis on the family.
Before coming, the inspiration for LifeSiteNews’ mission here was to try to be a beacon during the storm. For many years a storm of confusing messages have come from Church leadership but it seems never more so than in recent times. What we hoped to do was to interview Synod Fathers willing to speak the truth in love regarding the family in spite of being politically incorrect.
We have been blessed to interview some of the Synod Fathers from Africa and Eastern Europe and provide those bright lights of the Church to the world via LifeSiteNews in our joint effort with the coalition Voice of the Family.
In one of our many meetings with leading Catholic figures in Italy we were encouraged even in the face of the monumental struggles we face. Professor of History Dr. Roberto de Mattei told us that the main requirement of the pro-life and pro-family movements is that we “exist.” Because, he said, “Good can tolerate evil, but evil cannot tolerate good.”
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Thankfully, in addition to the great interviews with some of the Synod Fathers (see here, here and here, and expect to see our interview with Cardinal Burke tomorrow), we’re working with an awesome team of life and family groups from all over the world who have banded together as ‘Voice of the Family.’
There are now 15 life and family groups in the coalition representing Britain, the United States, Ireland, Canada, Africa, New Zealand, and the Czech Republic.
That sound voice, speaking up for children and families everywhere is actually getting heard in the mainstream media all over the world. Here’s a sampling of the news coverage today. It seems we often get “the last word.”
- ABC News USA
- Toronto Star (largest newspaper in Canada)
- National Post (Canadian national paper)
- Philippines Inquirer
- Irish Examiner
- The Australian
- Star Tribune (Minnesota USA)
- Boston Pilot (newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston)
- Christianity Today (very large US Protestant publication)