Lima, Peru, Feb 8, 2011 / 11:10 am
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani called on the Peruvian government to implement policies that promote family stability.
In his Feb. 5 radio program, “Dialogue of Faith,” the cardinal noted that family stability “improves economic and social output, diminishes violence and establishes more stable democratic conduct.”
For this reason he urged the government to reform labor laws to allow parents more time with their children and to be more involved in their education. He also said stay-at-home mothers should be given tax-breaks and “some type of special privilege.”
“If they devote a portion of the workday to caring for their families, they should receive financial recognition,” he added.