"For some, the abstract language of Church teaching is a barrier. Also, emphasis on the ideal can result in discouragement and a sense of exclusion. Pastoral experience indicates the importance of a model of family ministry that is led by families, creates multiple opportunities to experience the link between daily life and faith, and promotes solidarity among families."
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H. Exc. Most Rev. Francis John SPENCE , Archbishop of Kingston. (22 November 2011) Press Office of the Holy See
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Francis John Spence
Francis John Spence (3 June 1926 – 27 July 2011) was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown, the bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada, and the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kingston.
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