The Church should serve as an instrument of mediation between the ideals of marriage and the weaknesses of man, Gozo Bishop Mario Grech said yesterday during the synod being held at the Vatican.

He acknowledged that many people had lost faith in the Church because they felt its leaders tended to give more importance to principles the people. However, quoting Pope Francis, Mgr Grech said that the need to follow the Church’s laws could never serve as an excuse to take away a person’s dignity.

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