Once again thousands of Spanish Catholics gathered in support of traditional marriage and values:

Martin Barillas reports:

"The [pope] referred to families as “authentic sanctuaries of fidelity, respect and understanding” that are bolstered by “genuine servants of love that receives, accompanies, and defends life.

Standing in the Plaza de Colon, on a cold Sunday morning in Madrid, the thousands of families present heard the Pope invite them via satellite transmission “to be strong in love and to contemplate with humility the Mystery of the Nativity, which continues to speak to the heart and is converted into a school of family and fraternal life.”

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