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Christian politicians must protect marriage, common good, says pope

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Pope Benedictus XVI (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Christian politicians have a duty to protect human life , traditional marriage and the common good, Pope Benedict XVI said. All Christians are called upon to defend and promote human dignity , and "this responsibility particularly concerns those called to political office ," he told representatives of Christian Democratic parties from around the world. The Old Testament warning that "judgment is stern" for those in high places is "highly beneficial," the pope said, because it is "a warning given not to frighten but to spur and encourage those in government, at all levels, to achieve all the good of which they are capable, in keeping with the mission the Lord entrusts to each one." The pope's remarks came during an audience with political leaders taking part in the Christian/Centrist Democrat International's executive committee meeting Sept. 21 in Rome. The group's president, Pie...

Pope: homosexual ‘marriage’ threatens ‘the future of humanity’

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VATICAN CITY , January 9, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – In his annual address to ambassadors to the Vatican today, Pope Benedict XVI warned that laws permitting abortion and undermining the traditional family are threatening “the future of humanity.”  Speaking particularly of the West , the Holy Father said, “I am convinced that legislative measures which not only permit but at times even promote abortion for reasons of convenience or for questionable medical motives compromise the education of young people and, as a result, the future of humanity.” Pope Benedict Similarly, the pope spoke of “the family, based on the marriage of a man and a woman,” noting that it “is not a simple social convention , but rather the fundamental cell of every society.”  He added: “Consequently, policies which undermine the family threaten human dignity and the future of humanity itself.” Benedict noted the ‘dark times’ we are living in currently due to economic and social unrest . “The present ...