Scottish Cardinal stresses link between family breakdown and social degeneration

Blames the devaluing of human sexuality for the destruction of family life

Scottish Cardinal stresses link between family breakdown and social degeneration...

"Families are disintegrating. I must tell you now, My children, the family must be returned to the holy state it was constructed for. We shall never approve nor accept marriage and cohabitation without marriage." - Our Lady of the Roses, September 27, 1986

LifeSiteNews.com reported on January 3, 2006:

In a New Year’s Day homily given at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Cardinal Keith O’Brien called on society to recognize the connection between family breakdown and social degeneration.
“I urge society to look around at the rising rates of sexually transmitted infections and abortions, the levels of family breakdown in our midst, drug and alcohol abuse, and social deprivation,” Cardinal O’Brien said. “I ask all those who care for the future of our society not to be blind to the consequences of turmoil in family relationships.”

“Parents and children remain the basic social unit,” he said,” which needs to be recognized, protected and promoted as the most vital cell of society.”

O’Brien said the nature of marriage goes far beyond society’s current definition of marriage as “a relationship between two individuals.”

“[Marriage] is uniquely capable of providing stability, producing children and providing the complementary roles of mother and father. It is a social institution rather than a private relationship.”

Cardinal O’Brien pointed out the problems associated with family breakdown in society, and blamed the devaluing of human sexuality for the destruction of family life.

“Children without fathers, children emotionally damaged by divorce, wives deserted by husbands, husbands deserted by wives, couples infertile from sexually transmitted infection, children aborted for convenience. These are the consequences of sending out the message that marriage is not for life, that marriage is just another choice of lifestyle, that human sexuality is a recreational pastime.”

Scotland recently introduced legislation to allow same sex civil partnerships, and the Scottish Parliament voted to lessen the waiting periods for divorce.

Cardinal O’Brien condemned the support given to alternative lifestyles in the name of tolerance, although he was careful not to condemn those who find themselves in “difficult circumstances.”

“Tolerance of those who choose to live differently is one thing, the promotion and celebration of irregular relationships is another…Freedom must be used responsibly. Responsible freedom requires [that we] be adequately informed. When we make profound choices we have a duty to understand what exactly we are choosing along with the likely consequences of our choices.”

Veronica - Jesus wants you to know that many marriages are not approved of by Heaven. The example within the homes have led many children onto the road to hell. There will be no rationalization of adultery, there will be no rationalization of the breaking up of the home in divorce. Marriages, consummated and blessed by God the Father, shall not be dissolved by the whims of man.
Know ye now that satan rules throughout your world for a short time. He has the power to turn the husband against his spouse, and the wife against her husband. Know you now that you cannot escape the fires of hell if you dissolve a marriage blessed by God the Father. It is permanent, and in the eyes of God, permanent unto death. - October 2, 1973

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These prophecies came from Jesus, Mary, and the saints to Veronica Lueken at Bayside, NY, from 1968 to 1995:

COMMON-LAW
"O My child and My children, never have We seen from the beginning of time a world in such chaos. And also, I shall not speak with words that affright your heart, my child, but I wish it known that this new modern role of what they call 'marriage without marriage'-which means living as 'common-law,' I understand--My children shall not be tolerated in Heaven. It was never the plan of the Eternal Father that man and woman shall live as animals.
"Fornication shall never be accepted. There is no excuse for fornication. If you cannot remain celibate, better then that you must then be married. It is better, My child and My children, to be married than to burn in hell.
"I also ask that all of My children of the world review the Ten Commandments." - Our Lady, November 1, 1985

BLACK CLOUD
"My children, when My Son returns upon your earth, will He find even a flicker of faith left in the hearts of mankind? In the days of Sodom, so too were men giving themselves over to all the pleasures of the flesh: eating, drinking, marrying, giving in marriage. All manner of sinful lusts were being committed. Men shameful with men, women casting aside their role of motherhood and lusting after women. As it was in the days of Sodom, so now is this black cloud over America." - Our Lady, July 14, 1979

SACREDNESS
"The sacredness of marriage and the married life of man and woman must not be destroyed by debased sensuality. It is a private consummation between man and woman and the family. It is not an object of derisive laughter and scornful jokes, My children.
"Your actions are observed by the Eternal Father Who looks into your heart. Pure thoughts, pure mind, pure spirit--what goes into the heart will come out." - Our Lady, August 21, 1975

FAMILY
"Pray constantly your Rosary, your beads of prayer to Heaven. Remain unified in your family lives. The institution of your country--the great foundation is based on family life. Destroy the family and you destroy your country." - Our Lady, June 18, 1980

DISINTEGRATION
"My children, if you could only recover the peace and quiet of spirit that was once much evident in your homes and now has been replaced by all manner of creations of Satan, creations that distract the minds of the innocent....
"The parents of many have fallen into the error of feeding the body and starving the young souls. These souls, in the eyes of the Eternal Father, are young flowers that must be nourished with pure waters of truth, purpose, dedication to the road--place them on the road that will lead to the eternal Kingdom of God your Father in Heaven." - Our Lady, July 24, 1976

DO HONOR
"Families, bring honor to your homes. Fathers, be a father; discipline your children. Mothers, do not discard your role as the mother. Why have you sought to stand side by side with your husband without being subservient to him? You have lost your honor. The example you give to your children can lead them nowhere but into the darkness. A strong tree will bear good fruit. A tree that is fed with impure waters will not grow to maturity, but will die and wither on the vine." - St. Joseph, March 18, 1974

ARTIFICIAL MEANS
"Man shall not seek to create life by artificial means, for you destroy the very nature of your humanity. And you shall receive for such actions a just punishment, in chastisement from the Eternal Father." - Our Lady, October 6, 1979

PRAYER
"We are quite pleased with the words the Spirit sent unto man that the family that prays together will stay together, My child. No truer a message was ever coined. The family that prays together will stay together." - Our Lady, June 18, 1974

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