Rights of the Child
U.S. Bishops Oppose Equality Act Reaffirm Authentic Human Dignity and Rights WASHINGTON, DC, March 21, 2019 — In a March 20 letter to members of the U.S. Senate, three bishops warned that while the proposed Equality Act purports to address issues of discrimination, it would actually create new problems and threaten fundamental freedoms.
Excerpts from the The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church on the rights of the Child.
Additional Teaching on Human Rights and the Rights of the Child
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A 'Reality Check' for Ireland's Church Marriage Redefinition Vote Both Challenge and Invitation ROME, May 25, 2015 -- The Christian message can't be shaken by a national vote, but Ireland’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage is forcing Catholic leaders to rethink how they have been keeping the faith alive among the nation's young people.
Stunning Insights From Woman with Same-Sex Parents SAN FRANCISCO, February 5, 2015 -- Katy Faust was raised in a family with parents who are a same-sex couple. She loves her parents and freely acknowledges they have been loving to her. Yet she opposes the redefinition of marriage. In her open letter to US Supreme Court Justice Kennedy, Katy tells us why.
Choosing Ideology Over Life: Children Latest Pawns in Battle to Redefine Marriage SAN FRANCISCO, Reposted Thursday, January 22, 2015 -- A recent article published by Reuters reported that lawyers intent on persuading courts to redefine marriage are employing a new strategy: recruiting same-sex couples with children to provide emotionally charged testimony in favor of recognizing their relationships as legal marriages.
The Hidden Consequences: What Redefining Marriage Really Means SAN FRANCISCO, November 19, 2014 -- Focusing on why same-sex couples should not be permitted to marry distracts people from the real consequences of redefining marriage. It also leads to unnecessary conflict that has no relationship to the real meaning and purpose of marriage and what is really at stake.
Pope Francis: Children Have Right to a Their Mother and Father VATICAN CITY, November 17, 2014 -- Children have the right to be raised by a mother and a father, Pope Francis said, emphasizing that “the family is the foundation of co-existence and a remedy against social fragmentation.”editor
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IRONDALE, AL, August 1, 2014 -- Is the redefining of marriage to permit same-sex couples to marry a good idea? Catholics for the Common Good's Bill May joined Doug Keck to discuss the answer to this all-important question, and the consequences of not recognizing, protecting, and promoting the family as the divine institution God intends it to be.
Archbishop Cordileone’s Talk At the March for Marriage WASHINGTON, DC, June 19, 2014 "The question is then: does society need an institution that unites children to the mothers and fathers who bring them into the world, or doesn’t it?"
If We Do Nothing, They Will Clone SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2014 -- Human cloning is here. After years of effort, scientists manufactured human life using the same process that created Dolly the sheep. There is no way around it: The age of human cloning is here—unless we act now to prevent it.
Italian Court Overturns Law Against Donated Sperm, Eggs ROME, April 10, 2014 -- Italy’s Constitutional Court has overturned a law that prohibited a ban on the use of donated sperm and eggs for human reproduction.
Preview: 6 Part Series, Video Companion to Getting the Marriage Conversation Right Today Catechesis is not enough. Young people (as well as older ones) are vulnerable to accepting reasonable sounding ideas that conflict with their faith. The DVD series discusses how important it is to present what the Church teaches about marriage that is grounded in indisputable reality. The technique involves seeing and verifying reality through the eyes of the child -- the child within us.
Ethicists Warn Against Three-Parent Reproductive Technology WASHINGTON, DC, February 24, 2014 -- Concerned about the effects of a new technology that involves three parents providing genetic information to create a child, experts are cautioning against opening up the technology to human clinical trials.
Gay Adoption and the Rights of the Child FALL RIVER, MA February 18, 2014 -- In March, 2013, the British paper The Independent ran an article entitled, “Children in gay adoptions at no disadvantage: Research confirms same-sex couples are just as good at parenting as heterosexuals.”
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