Families are crucial to society, Holy See diplomat emphasizes at UN
December 04, 2014
The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations emphasized the importance of the family to society in a December 3 statement.
“The Holy See hopes that this meeting will help states and the United Nations as a whole to acknowledge the role of the family in the elaboration and implementation of the post-2015 sustainable development goals,” Archbishop Bernadito Auza stated as the UN commemorated the 20th anniversary of the International Year of the Family.
“The family is critically important as one of those ‘intangible assets’ that societies and states need,” he added. “From preventing conflicts to building peaceful societies, from fostering agriculture to preventing crimes in inner cities, from caring for the earth to assuring food security, from eradicating poverty to sustaining healthy communities, the family is and will always be at the forefront.”
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