Charles Wookey, the Assistant General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, told Vatican Radio the Bishops will continue to proclaim Church teaching. “The Bishops continue to do what they’ve been doing before, which is to preach and teach the Gospel, and to speak with fidelity in a compelling way about it.”
He acknowledge that the new law represents a significant change. “This is a change of culture. . . . It’s something which is difficult, but requires a careful and serious dialogue and engagement.” Wookey said that the Church must explain her teaching on the true meaning of marriage, “and to make the reasons for that, the natural arguments, the public law reasons for it compelling and attractive for people.”
Meanwhile, he says, the Bishops “will continue to preach and teach what the Church teaches about marriage, and seek positively to engage with our culture.”
Read it all and listen to the whole interview (an Mp3 file of just under 7 minutes).
Vatican Radio interviews Charles Wookey on the passing of the same sex "marriage" law
Charles Wookey, the Assistant General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, told Vatican Radio the Bishops will continue to proclaim Church teaching. “The Bishops continue to do what they’ve been doing before, which is to preach and teach the Gospel, and to speak with fidelity in a compelling way about it.”
He acknowledge that the new law represents a significant change. “This is a change of culture. . . . It’s something which is difficult, but requires a careful and serious dialogue and engagement.” Wookey said that the Church must explain her teaching on the true meaning of marriage, “and to make the reasons for that, the natural arguments, the public law reasons for it compelling and attractive for people.”
Meanwhile, he says, the Bishops “will continue to preach and teach what the Church teaches about marriage, and seek positively to engage with our culture.”
Read it all and listen to the whole interview (an Mp3 file of just under 7 minutes).