The Pope said that parishes must pay
"particular care and attention to families in difficulty or
irregularity."
In his homily delivered Sunday during his
pastoral visit to the new parish in the Infernetto district, on
the southern outskirts of Rome, Benedict XVI exhorted: "Do not
leave them alone, but be close to them with love, helping them
to understand God's true plan for marriage and the family."
He
said that in a place such as Infernetto, with so many young
couples what is needed is, "a pastoral family that is open and
friendly to new families, so that the parish is increasingly a
'family of families', sharing with them the joys and the
inevitable early difficulties." .
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