Monday, September 12, 2016

Amoris Laetitia - Par. 43


43.   The weakening of faith and religious practice in some societies has an effect on families, leaving them more isolated amid their difficulties. The Synod Fathers noted that “one symptom of the great poverty of contemporary culture is loneliness, arising from the absence of  God in a person’s life and the fragility of relationships. There is also a general feeling of powerlessness in the face of sociocultural realities that often times end up crushing families… Families often feel abandoned due to a lack of interest and attention on the part of institutions. The negative impact on the social order is clear, as seen in the demographic crisis, in the difficulty of raising children, in a hesitancy to welcome new life, in a tendency to see older persons as a burden, and in an increase of emotional problems and outbreaks of  violence.  The State has the responsibility to pass laws and create work to ensure the future of young people and help them realize their plan of forming a family”.22

22 Relatio Synodi 2014, 6.

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