Terming "Families as Sacred," the 29th Plenary Assembly (General Body) of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) called for "revitalising" the families in view of the call given by Pope Francis.
"Family is sacred and so we must protect it. There are many ideologies around us which destroy family values. So we must reach the message of love to the families without any exclusion," Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the main celebrant in his message said on the occasion.
Gracias called for revitalising the families in view of the call given by Pope Francis.
"We need to turn good families to better and holy families to holier," he said.
"We the Bishops," he said, "Will discuss about all the issues affecting family life in the changed social milieu."
"Revitalising the families is one of the most urgent needs for the Church. Even though, the Asian families do not face so much of problems, families worldwide are in crisis on account of economic disparities, cultural difference, religious and linguistic differences among a host of other things," Gracias said.
"Jesus' presence was a healing and it will be an answer to many problems the families face today. So one need to deepen faith in Jesus and take the values," he emphasized.
More than 130 Bishops of the 182 Latin rite bishops in the country are participating in the eight day deliberations on the issues concerning to Families in Asia with special focus on India.
During the welcome address the Bhopal Archbishop, Leo Cornelio described the historical background of the city and the gradual development of church and its contribution for the development of Bhopal.
Archbishop Leo acknowledged with gratitude the great contributions of former Archbishops Eugene D'Souza and Pascal Topno and different religious congregations.
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