Love between man and woman is clearly one of the most generative human experiences

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papa francesco e una familgia

Love between man and woman is clearly one of the most generative human experiences; it is the leaven of the culture of encounter and brings an injection of sociability to today’s world. Indeed, “the welfare of the family is decisive for the future of the world and that of the Church”. The family born of marriage engenders fruitful bonds, which prove to be the most effective antidote to unbridled individualism; however, on the path of conjugal love and family life situations arise which require difficult choices to be made with rectitude. At times, in the domestic reality untoward contrasts must be addressed with prudent conscience on each person’s part. It is important that the spouses, the parents, not be left alone, but accompanied in their effort to apply the Gospel to the reality of life. On the other hand, we are well aware that “we have been called to form consciences, not to replace them”

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