Family values promoted in Mass
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Hundreds of thousands of people attended a Mass in central Madrid designed to promote traditional family values in a predominantly Roman Catholic country that has legalized gay marriage and made it easier for people to divorce.
The service started with a message from Pope Benedict XVI: “Dear families, do not let love, openness to life and the incomparable links that join your homes weaken.”
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