2004News

Papal Nuncio argues in favor of the family

Papal Nuncio Timothy Broglio argued for the need for families to teach values that should then be reinforced in the schools. For Bishop Broglio this is the only solution for both the short and the long terms. Broglio said that when the family is weak, all of the other parts of the society are weak, too. “Therefore, the family must be strengthened as basic education begins there.” While a person’s value system is that which is learned at home, Broglio also said the Church has a part to play in demanding the honest conduct of the country’s leaders to ensure the wellbeing and development of the entire citizenry. Those who accept political duties in their country, he said, must assume their role as providers of a service to the people who elected them.