Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov 17, 2003 / 22:00 pm
As the Bishops Conference of Argentina concluded their 86th General Assembly, the Argentinean prelates published a message in which they warn of the existence of “proposed laws that aim to legalize the horrendous crime of abortion” and underline the necessity for “laws that promote life.”
After the six day-long meeting, the bishops published a document entitled, “Family: Communion of Love, Responsibility of All,” in which they said, “The family is founded on matrimony, which Christ also elevated to the dignity of sacrament, constituted by a stable, lasting union between a man and a woman who share a common mission open to new life. For this reason no other type of union can be an equivalent.”
The bishops also write that “lawmakers should carry out their work with serene analysis open to life and respectful of the common good of society, conscientious likewise of the educational value that laws have.”
“A just law ennobles and promotes society. We emphasize this because of our concern for the existence of proposed laws that aim to legalize the horrendous crime of abortion,” they added.