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Thread ID: 12123 | Posts: 1 | Started: 2004-02-03
2004-02-03 01:18 | User Profile
Catholic Charity Addresses Birthrate Problems
[url]http://www.portal-credo.ru/site/print.php?act=english&id=72[/url]
"Patriarch Alexy II in a statement last month called for 'united efforts by the state, the Orthodox Church, traditional Russian confessions and society to improve the demographic situation in Russia; to strengthen the moral education of young people, to help them to form a respectful attitude to the family and maternity, to reduce the number of abortions and to protect the life of unborn children."
"The German-funded charity Caritas says it is worried about the country's demographic decline. Its Life Protection project provides women with psychological and material help if they decide to proceed with the pregnancy."