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Pope John Paul II This broad-ranging document on the family is a guide for families and those who minister to them. It includes sections on the importance of the family, dangers faced by families, educational rights and responsibilities, pastoral care, morality and theology.
The Role of Christian Family in Modern World Reviews
The Role of Christian Family in Modern World Reviews
 Family in Modern World, This review is from: The Role of Christian Family in Modern World (Paperback) John Paul II's important encyclical, The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World (Boston: St. Paul Books & Media, 1993) deserves the attention of Protestant as well as Catholic Christians, whether or not one agrees with certain traditionally Catholic teachings on such issues as birth control and divorce. In the Pope's judgment, "Willed by God in the very act of creation, marriage and the family are interiorly ordained to fulfillment in Christ and have need of His graces in order to be healed from the wounds of sin and restored to their 'beginning,' that is, to full understanding and the full realization of God's plan" (p. 13). The family, in fact is "the first and vital cell of society" (p. 67). Still more: "The future of humanity passes by way of the family" (p. 129). Surveying the contemporary scene, John Paul sees a mix of "bright spots and shadows for the family today." Clearly there are a multitude of shadows--such things as divorce, loss of... Read more |
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