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\n19. The family is the natural centre of human life and society. We are concerned about the crisis in the family in many countries. Orthodox and Catholics share the same conception of the family, and are called to witness that it is a path of holiness, testifying to the faithfulness of the spouses in their mutual interaction, to their openness to the procreation<\/span> and rearing of their children, to solidarity between the generations and to respect for the weakest.<\/p>\n
20. The family is based on marriage<\/span>, an act of freely given and faithful love between a man and a woman<\/span>. It is love that seals their union and teaches them to accept one another as a gift. Marriage is a school of love and faithfulness. We regret that other forms of cohabitation<\/span> have been placed on the same level as this union, while the concept, consecrated in the biblical tradition, of paternity and maternity as the distinct vocation of man and woman in marriage is being banished from the public conscience.<\/p>\n
21. We call on all to respect the inalienable right to life<\/span>. Millions are denied the very right to be born into the world. The\u00a0blood\u00a0<\/i>of the unborn\u00a0cries out to God<\/i>\u00a0(cf.\u00a0Gen<\/i>\u00a04:10).<\/p>\n
The emergence of so-called euthanasia<\/span> leads elderly people and the disabled begin to feel that they are a burden on their families and on society in general.<\/p>\n
We are also concerned about the development of biomedical reproduction technology<\/span>, as the manipulation of human life represents an attack on the foundations of human existence, created in the image of God. We believe that it is our duty to recall the immutability of Christian moral principles, based on respect for the dignity of the individual called into being according to the Creator\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n
MEETING OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS WITH HIS HOLINESS KIRILL, PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
SIGNING OF THE JOINT DECLARATION <\/b><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n
(12 February 2016) [Link<\/a>]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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This is a dissident theological liberal? Huh<\/em>? Please, someone show me what a conservative, orthodox Catholic looks like if this is not an example.<\/p>\n
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Related Reading<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Documentation: Pope Francis is Orthodox, Pro-Tradition and Against Modernism<\/a>\u00a0(Dan Marcum, Catholic Answers Forum, 1-9-15)<\/p>\n
Is Pope Francis a Heretic?<\/a>\u00a0(+\u00a0Part II<\/a>) (Tim Staples,\u00a0Catholic Answers<\/em>\u00a0blog, October 3-4, 2016)<\/p>\n
Pope Francis On . . .\u00a0<\/a>[31 different issues]\u00a0(Mark Mallett,\u00a0The Now Word<\/em>, 4-24-18)<\/p>\n
Papal Critics Concede: No Proof of Canonical Papal Heresy<\/a>\u00a0[5-10-19]<\/p>\n
Phil Lawler: No Proof Pope Francis is a Heretic<\/a>\u00a0[3-5-21]<\/p>\n
The Orthodoxy of Pope Francis<\/a>\u00a0[9-6-21]<\/p>\n
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Photo credit<\/strong><\/span>: Nick Youngson<\/a> [The Blue Diamond Gallery<\/a> \/ CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a> \/\u00a0Alpha Stock Images]<\/a><\/p>\n
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