And then this series of inter-faith conferences organized by the World Congress of Families, also from JPII’s pontificate. For me, if you want to defend and protect what is sacred and lasting in society, the family is an indispensable involvement. I came to the Geneva Congress in 1999, but missed Mexico in 2004 and Warsaw in 2007, which were both election years. Missed Sydney in 2013, another election year, but spoke again at the next Congress in Salt Lake City in 2015. As far as I know this is the first time a government has agreed to host an international family conference.

Source: Manila Times May 23, 2017 16:41 UTC