Denver, Colo., Jun 29, 2007 / 08:00 am
The U.S. bishops launched a national media campaign to promote healthy marriages and to convey the meaning and value of married life for the Church and society.
The campaign, directed at all couples, not just Catholics, was launched Wednesday in Denver, reported the Rocky Mountain News.
"Marriage is the foundation of the family; the family in turn is the bedrock of society," Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver told about 250 people at the Adams Mark Hotel for a meeting of the Marriage and Family Life Committee. "Both are necessary for the good of society. When either institution weakens, all of us suffer the consequences."
“The church seeks to do all it can to encourage what goes into a solid marriage: prayer, fidelity, commitment, and the little things that count,” said Archbishop-elect Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, chairman of the Marriage and Family Life Committee, in a separate statement.