Thursday, January 26, 2017

Amoris Laetitia - Par. 179



179.  Adoption is a very generous way to become parents.  I encourage those who cannot have children to expand their marital love to embrace those who lack a proper family situation.  They will never regret having been generous.  Adopting a child is an act of love, offering the gift of a family to someone who has none.  It is important to insist that legislation help facilitate the adoption process, above all in the case of unwanted children, in order to prevent their abortion or abandonment.  Those who accept the challenge of adopting and accepting someone unconditionally and gratuitously become channels of God's love.  For he says, "Even if your mother forgets you, I will not forget you" (IS 49:15).

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