In the preface, Archbishop Kleda says, “Preserving marriage and the family as instituted by God is to guarantee the future of society and the Church, as Pope John Paul II taught.”
“Faced with the multifaceted dangers that threaten marriage and the family, the Church must encourage and above all help young couples to lay the foundations for a solid married life, by understanding the characteristics, requirements, and true implications of traditional, civil and above all religious marriage, and putting them into practice for their greater happiness,” the Cameroonian Catholic Archbishop says.
The new book, he further says, provides young couples “with all the elements they need to understand the meaning and significance of traditional and religious marriage, as well as the points they have in common.”
“It also offers tips and recipes so that young spouses can deal appropriately with all the situations of married life, in the light of the Word of God, the teaching of the Magisterium, and the millenary experience of the Church, and so contribute effectively to the progress and transformation of African societies through the Gospel,” he says.
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The Catholic Church leader goes on to urge young people to “remain faithful to the Church’s teaching on marriage. Always observe its essential properties of unity and indissolubility; keep at heart its threefold purpose, which is love between you, openness to procreation according to God’s plan, and the Christian education of your children.”
The new book that was launched on July 12 at the Banquet Hall of the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral of Douala Archdiocese goes for US$12.00.
Jude Atemanke is a Cameroonian journalist with a passion for Catholic Church communication. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Buea in Cameroon. Currently, Jude serves as a journalist for ACI Africa.
