Cardinal Re: Faith is greatest inheritance parents can leave their children
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Valencia, Fla., Jul 10, 2006 / 12:00 am (CNA).- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, said during the International Theological Pastoral Congress at the World Meeting of Families that faith and not material possessions is the greatest inheritance parents can leave their children.

At the closing Mass of the Congress, which was concelebrated by some two thousand bishops, Cardinal Re explained that, “some parents cannot leave many things as an inheritance, but if they pass on the faith to their children they will be giving them the most precious good that exists.”

According to the AVAN news agency, Cardinal Re maintained that, “what is sown in the heart of a child will bear fruit in the future,” and that there are many parents, “whose faith is deepened thanks to their children, in whom they see the values of the Gospel.”

The cardinal said many people do not value the importance of the family out of selfishness, over-dedication to work, or the desire to follow the latest fads.  He also reiterated that teaching children to pray is, “to teach them the greatest strength,” for their lives.
 

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Published by: Mary
Phoenix 07/13/2006 11:38 AM EST
This is exactly what I have been telling my Catholic friends. I truly believe that passing on the Catholic faith is the greatest gift you can give your child. Let's pray that our local priests and deacons support this effort.
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Published by: Margie
Carmichael, CA 07/10/2006 12:34 PM EST
Cardinal Re is absolutely correct when he extols the true wealth that our Catholic faith is! I do not know where I would be without the strong Catholic faith that my parents Robert and Virginia have left me. As part of that faith, they believed in a large family and so I have my brother and sisters as a wonderful inheritance reminding me of the total selfgiving of my parents. What a comfort my faith is to me! This wealth is something I can share and give away to others without limit. My faith is a fountain of grace I can share with the lost, the hurting, the frail, the sick, the jaded of this world. I am so happy to have inherited the greatest treasure and I feel sorry for the poor whose parents have left them with nothing but cash.
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