Family Day: expected a million people against civil unions – Bergamonews

On the day of Saturday, January 30 in Rome, the Circus Maximus, is celebrated on Family Day. are expected at least a million people and promises a square multi-religious, animated by Catholic laity and self-financed by citizens who organize themselves by car, train and bus links to Rome and say no to the draft law on civil unions Cirinnà.

“The signatures and the investments are really numerous, I say higher than expected – says Massimo Gandolfini, chairman of the Committee Defending Our Children at Vatican Radio – . We think we have a really square gremitissima and especially with all kinds of people, from all backgrounds. As for associations, I think all will be represented. It is not a demonstration against the people – says Gandolfini – this Family Day is a great demonstration of common sense of the people or is it a gathering of a few thousands of people. “

Participation in the Family Day will measure the yes and no both in the field of Catholic movements in the same episcopate , marking the differences between those who approve of the use of the square for campaigns and political pressure on those who believes that the time and the necessary arrangements have also to oppose the law are different today.

Among the great movements, for example, Communion and Liberation it does not officially support the event, but there will be many CL members in their personal capacity. Have distanced themselves even Focolare and the ACLI (“the climate that has been created by fans in recent days close to the Family Day is certainly no good to the real priorities of the family “,” we do not share the exploitation of the streets, “say the ACLI , stressing” the importance of recognizing civil unions, even homosexual “without level as marriage), where many other groups and acronyms They are very active in promoting the event.

Even among bishops positions are different. The decision by mutual agreement of the vertices of the CEI did not hold the usual press conference at the close of the Council of Bishops which took place Thursday. There is the position of the most interventionist president, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, and the more detached from the Secretary General Nunzio Galantino, in line with Bergoglio refractory bishops pilot guiding hands of the laity. He did not fail to make its voice even the Cardinal of Milan, Angelo Scola, who remarked: “scandalized because citizens show is deeply wrong. I am sure that the rally at the Circus Maximus come out adequate reasons and open to comparison. “