DENIAL
What could be worse than drug addiction?
The denial of it.
There is forgiveness for both drug-pusher and drug-addict when they embrace the truth.
Unfortunately, however, the damage – both physical and mental – is lasting.
The mantra applies:
God forgives, but nature doesn’t.
How to get this message across?
Pope Leo XIV speaks the truth in love:
The Church does not intervene in the issue of drugs with the intention of competing with or taking the place of neuroscience, psychiatry or public health.
Rather, she seeks to shed light on the issue from the perspective of the Gospel, with an integral understanding of the human person.
Leo XIV puts before us a long-term strategy that will ultimately win the battle against the scourge of drug addiction – the family:
The family is rightly called the ‘domestic church.’
It is the place where life is nurtured, cared for and planned. There is no better defence against drugs than a good family.
Over our 4,000-year history, from Abraham and Sarah until now, we have understood that:
Marriage is for family. Family is for society.
Good families, ones that are full of faith and fun, are the medicine and antidote for drug addiction.
AMEN.
