Religious Leaders in France Sign Joint Statement Defending Traditional Marriage

Gudrun Schultz : Feb 15, 2007
LifeSiteNews

"[Family] cannot be subjected to the fluctuations of currents of thought."

In France last week, Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders met to sign a statement proclaiming the fundamental place of marriage in human society and their opposition to same-sex unions, Zenit News Agency reported.

According to a report on LifeSiteNews, the religious leaders emphasized the many difficulties young families are already facing, without the added burden of a society that does not value the institution of marriage.

The statement says, among other things, that the traditional institution of marriage is the basic foundation of society and that the family, as the "foundational reference of humanity," is an essential institution that "cannot be subjected to the fluctuations of currents of thought. It is situated beyond religious differences or ideological divisions...It is a lie to pretend that it is indifferent for a child to grow with or without a father and mother."

Reporter Gudrun Schultz noted that in February 2006, one year ago, the French government issued a report saying that homosexual 'marriage' and adoption by homosexual couples should not be permitted by law, a decision based primarily on concerns about the impact such legislation would have on the welfare of children.