No to divorce and to values à la carte

Much has been forthcoming from candidates on the thorny issue of divorce, with many pandering to the masses and stating that one should not ignore the new social realities mushrooming around us. Without specifically calling for an introduction of divorce in these islands, such statements are perceived to be in clear support of such an introduction. The same candidates then speak of family-friendly measures as if the introduction of divorce and such measures could coexist, in order to pander to both anti- and pro-divorce camps by sitting snugly on the fence.

In this sense, I fully endorse the Catholic Manifesto drawn up by local bishops, composed of eight points, which include the need to respect the family model founded on marriage, the need to respect life from conception to a natural death, the need to advance the social rights of workers, the need to introduce economic governance based on social values and the need to protect creation by fighting climate change and promoting a moderate lifestyle and the need to promote justice in relationships between European partners and peace in the world through a judicious foreign policy.

I am proud to be called a conservative or a traditionalist, even though I am still 30 years old, and to call for respect by all candidates of Christian values, such as those of marriage, which is indissoluble.

While couples currently facing difficulties should be helped in every possible way, even those who choose not to get married, the family model should remain a natural choice for young people today, since the dissolution of such a model abroad has hailed in an era of unprecedented social problems. The proposal of social values to rake in votes in simply not on - values do not change with the times.