When in Rome… Support Marriage!
If liberals hoped the Vatican was softening its stance on marriage, next week’s conference is sure to set the record straight. FromNovember 17-19, the home of the Catholic Church is hosting “An International Interreligious Colloquium on the Complementarity of Man and Woman” with pro-family leaders from around the world, including FRC’s Peter Sprigg, Dr. Pat Fagan, and myself.
Although the event was planned before last month’s Synod, Pope Francis will kick off the conference and is expected to address the controversy raised from the October flap, when reports suggest that the Church was opening the door to same-sex “marriage.” Scholars from a host of religions (Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Mormon) will descend on Vatican City to support and reinvigorate natural marriage and family life. With the international debate over same-sex “marriage” heating up, most people hope the colloquium will be a catalyst for global solidarity in the work of strengthening marriage.Apart from Pope Francis, attendees will also hear from:
- Cardinal Gerhard Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Philadelphia and host of next year’s World Meeting of Families
- Rick Warren, Senior Pastor of Saddleback Church
- Bishop N.T. Wright, Professor of New Testament and early Christianity at the School of Theology of the University of St. Andrews
- Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sack, Former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth
- Dr. Jacqueline Cooke-Rivers, Azusa Christian Community
I’ll be broadcasting Washington Watch from Rome next week, so tune in for the latest!
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