Washington D.C., Jun 29, 2010 / 22:56 pm
Seeking to help catechize and educate Catholics on the meaning of marriage as the union of a man and a woman, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Ad Hoc Committee for the Defense of Marriage has launched an initiative titled “Marriage: Unique for a Reason.”
The initiative’s launch coincided with the release of the first of five videos. The first in the series is titled “Made for Each Other” and includes a viewer’s guide and a resource booklet, a USCCB press release reports. The video examines sexual difference and the complementarity between man and woman as husband and wife in marriage.
Other videos in the series discuss the good of children, the good of society and the nature of discrimination, religious liberty and issues particular to a Latino audience.
Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky Joseph Kurtz, Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee, said the effort was grounded in the recognition that marriage is “at the heart of a flourishing society and culture.”