The World Congress of Families endorses a set of principles.

Set of Principles

Assembled in Madrid, Spain, this 27th Day of May, 2012, we delegates to The World Congress of Families VI reaffirm the truth that “the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the state”  (Article 16, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights). This natural family is inscribed in human nature and centers on the voluntary union of a man and a woman in the lifelong covenant of marriage.  The institution of marriage foremost provides love and joy to the couple and is also aimed for the procreation and rearing of children.  The marital union also offers security for them in times of trouble, the foundation for a society that balances order and 

liberty, and the binding of generations. 

Alas, in our time, assaults on the natural family are growing in number and intensity.  Ideologies of statism, atomistic individualism, and sexual revolution challenge the very essences of marriage and family.  Recent legal and public policy changes have corrupted the meaning and dignity of marriage, devalued parenting, encouraged easy divorce and births outside of marriage, confused sexual identities, promoted promiscuity, created conditions that increased child abuse, isolated the elderly, and fostered depopulation.  These changes were particularity acute in Europe in the last decades and, more specifically, in the nation of Spain during the years 2004-2011, when a radical government actually worked to subvert the natural family.2 In response,

The World Congress of Families VI endorses a set of principles to create a cultural and political environment that is compatible with life, liberty, and hope for the future:

Set of Principles