The Crisis regarding Marriage in the Present Day

It greatly pleases me to be with you and to speak with you about marriage and its incomparable fruit: the family. It is my hope that my presence and my words will offer inspiration and strength in fulfilling our common mission of safeguarding and fostering the integrity of marriage and the family as the cradle of human life and the first school of its growth and development. I wish to address the current discussion regarding the fundamental truth of marriage in the Church, indicating the importance of the studies provided in the book, Remaining in the Truth of Christ: Marriage and Communion in the Catholic Church, written to assist the Synod of Bishops in addressing the situation of marriage and the family in our time. I will address several related questions which are the cause of serious confusion in the matter.