I am happy to report that the clergy in the Fox Valley area, Protestant and Catholic, are doing something to strengthen marriage. We believe such marriages raise the threshold for healthy successful congregations and communities. Therefore we accept the responsibility to raise the level of commitment in those we marry and those couples who look to us for spiritual instruction. We believe that this commitment to a better understanding of what marriage involves, will also result in the reduction of failed and failing marriages. Defending marriage is not like rooting for the Cubs or the Red Sox.
Marriage is the best way for a couple to come together in love for life and for children.
It is also best for our communities, our society and the Church. My thanks to the thousands of couples who prove it every day and who fill our churches every weekend.