Cardinal Rode is giving us a preview of what’s to come at the World Meeting of the Families:
In a statement for Radio Caritas, Cardinal Rode said that, ‘it is simply ridiculous to say that same-sex unions should be called families.’ He recalled Pope Benedict words in a recent speech before members of the European Parliament, in which he said that the defense of the family is one of the issues on which the Catholic Church ‘cannot negotiate.’
Cardinal Rode said that the Pontiff will speak ‘very clearly’ in defense of the family in the World Meeting of the Families in Valencia.
From taking on the communists in China to defending family, this is an awesome Pope!
Spain is currently going through a dramatic cultural upheaval as the Socialist government continues to push through changes, among them the recognition of same-sex unions. Naturally in Catholic Spain, this hasn’t gone over well at all and has instigated a fierce debate as to what Spain’s identity really is.