” ” ” “The non-involvement "as Church and therefore as clergy and as church bodies" in "any choice of political sides or parties", is the line repeated in the run-up to the impending elections by the Italian Bishops in the final release of the Permanent Council that was held in Rome from March 20th to 22nd. However, the bishops asks the voters and the future rulers to consider "those essential contents based on the primacy and centrality of the human being to be really developed in social relationships” as mentioned by cardinal Ruini during his opening address. Values that, specify the bishops, "belong to the basic truths that concern common humanity, such as respect for human life, from its conception to its natural end, and support of legitimate families based on marriage “. In this respect, they call "worrying the proposals of several Regional Councils to equate de facto unions to legitimate families based on marriage, in order to lay the grounds for a national law” and join Benedict XVI in sending "an appeal to those who are the authors of media production, so that they will support and further marriage and family life by showing edifying examples of life and love “. Finally, concern is expressed about the difficult economic situation of the country, as well as the hope in a "strong and shared commitment", especially "for employment, in particular in southern Italy, and the complex phenomenon of immigration “. (to be continued)” “
