A document, "intended to provide an initial reference point" for the October Synod on the Family, was released on Thursday at the Vatican. The document acknowledges that "the primary task of the church is to proclaim the beauty of the vocation to love," but there is little beautiful or inspiring in this document.

Tutte le grandi religioni propongono risposte al problema della malattia. Questo patrimonio di valori, immagini e simboli diventa il luogo della più radicale esperienza di dialogo interreligioso.