Montevideo, Uruguay, Apr 30, 2009 / 19:20 pm
At the conclusion of their plenary assembly, held April 22-28, the Bishop’ Conference of Uruguay emphasized and encouraged in an extensive document, the centrality of the human person, the defense of human life from conception to natural death, as well as the family built upon the marriage between a man and a woman.
In their statement, "Guidelines for Political Discernment in an Election Year," which is intended to help voters during the upcoming elections, the bishops stress that "respect for persons should always be fundamental in our behavior and judgment, rejecting the temptation to justify or obtain success at any cost."