- Investigating NFP: Preface
- Investigating NFP: Pius XI
- Investigating NFP: Pius XII
- Investigating NFP: Paul VI
- Investigating NFP: Sidebar on Definitions
- Cardinal Wright Oratory Choir - Jesus My Lord My God My All
- Investigating NFP: An Ob/Gyn's Point of View
- Investigating NFP: Newman's Prayer for Seekers
- Investigating NFP: Contraception Debate
- Investigating NFP: Supporting Families
- Investigating NFP: Ignorance
- Investigating NFP: How Effective is It?
Those who have been following my series on NFP, especially Pius' speech about large families, may find this short article interesting.
"In his weekly pastoral letter, Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia, Spain, said greater charity must be shown to those families that are most in need, for while 'the working class was considered the poor in the past, today’s poor are the families.'”
"In his letter, the archbishop warns that in today’s world, 'Choosing to have a family and raise kids is seen by many as way of ending up poor.'"
"'Families are the poor of our time,' he said, noting that 'all of us can contribute to establishing social changes so that the right to have a family is a reality.' 'There are many countries that have policies harmful to families,' he warned."
If anyone knows where the full text of the Archbishop's letters can be found, please let us know.
Update 03/25/06: Here's an automated translation of the whole letter. It's not perfect, but it's readable.
Funky Dung
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Well, if you (or any of your readers) can read Spanish, the Archbishop's weekly letters are posted on the archdiocesan website. That article quotes from his current letter , Con las familias necesitadas.
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Posted 25 Mar 2006 at 9:52 am ¶It's reasonably readable if you put it through Babelfish.
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