Legislators Reminded of
Their Duty to Protect
Fundamental Values
The Catholic Action
Archdiocesan Forum in
Costa Rica has reminded
the country’s lawmakers
of their duty to protect
the fundamental values
of life and marriage
when passing laws.
According to the Fides
news agency, the CAAF
sent a letter to
lawmakers reminding them
that Costa Rica was
founded on Christian
values and therefore it
is their duty to
promulgate laws based on
this perspective,
“especially with respect
to the laws that right
now are on the agenda in
relation to the family
and life.”
The letter also stressed
the importance of
marriage between one man
and one woman as the
manner of passing on
values and therefore
they said laws to the
contrary should not be
passed, so that marriage
will continue being “the
foundation of Costa
Rican society.”
Regarding the
fundamental right to
life, the letter warned
that “in recent years a
culture in favor of
death and license has
become evident in
society in which each
person is free to do
with his body what he or
she wants,” jeopardizing
the life of the unborn,
despite the protections
offered by the Costa
Rican constitution. |
