Ladies and gentlemen,
On social media, the ruling coalition shoots champagne corks!
Rafał Trzaskowski is happy to announce:
... We could have transcribed the first single-sex matrimony act this week. in Warsaw. another applications will be considered positively in Warsaw (...) and transcriptions will be issued in Warsaw.
Minister Gawkowski announces a regulation amending the models of the matrimony act to those in which we will see "married 1" and "married 2" alternatively of "women" and "man". And he says:
This is simply a strategy solution, ensuring dignity and equality for each couple. Transcription of single-sex marriages concluded abroad will be possible in all civilian Office in Poland.
Prime Minister Tusk apologizes to single-sex couples:
I would like to apologize to all those who have felt rejected and humiliated for years. For many years you have not passed the exam.
And calls for urgent work on further legislative solutions.
Under the slogans of equality, dignity and almost to happiness, there is simply a systematic deconstruction of marriage.
The full tragic image is complemented by estimates for 2025:
- approximately 133,000. fresh marriages,
- approximately 61,000. Divorce.
These statistic should be alarming to us. The number of fresh marriages falls from year to year at a drastic rate, while the divorce rate remains advanced and even shows an upward trend.
More and more young people postpone wedding decisions or quit building a lasting community of life. This is simply a clear sign of the crisis of the institution of matrimony – a crisis that touches the very heart of society.
After all, matrimony is much more than just a contract – this popularly called "paper" – between 2 people. It is simply a basic community that gives emergence to a family, educates subsequent generations, builds social resilience and sustainability of national communities.
There is besides – as experience and investigation shows – 1 of the surest ways to individual happiness, mature love and actual fulfillment.
We cannot passively look at the deepening crisis of matrimony and its systemic degradation.
Therefore, as announced a fewer weeks ago, we created a fresh web portal dedicated to matrimony understood as a permanent, faithful and liable relation between a female and a man. We want this place to be reliable formation – both spouses and fiancés. Space confirmation of marriage as a household community and foundation, as well as support in difficulties.
But this work would not have been created without your help. But it's only the first step. Therefore, I ask you to support me, So we can build a culture of respect and concern for matrimony together.
The top idol of modern society is choice. And what is crucial is simply a choice that is not evaluated or valued!
It is adequate to ‘want’ to give action the rank of right.
And of course, freedom of choice and free will are fundamental. Without them there is no work or authentic good.
But telling people that all choices are equally valuable is simply a lie to reality. It's an escape from the fact about man and the consequences of his actions.
Not all choice leads to improvement or the common good. Not all paths strengthen man and community.
We must have the courage to call it: matrimony and “free union” are not as valuable – neither for us as individuals or couples, nor for society.
More – the fact that less and less young people decide to formalise their relationships by entering a matrimony affects society as a full and long-term impacts on the foundations of its functioning.
Because matrimony remains the best way to carry out life's vocation for couples:
- studies show that spouses – regardless of age, position or belief – have better intellectual welfare than persons who are single or surviving in informal relationships;
- stable matrimony involves a lower level of stress and a greater sense of security, and spouses declare a higher level of satisfaction with life than those surviving in informal or solitary relationships;
- The spouses are doing better financially — stableness and common resources reduce the hazard of poverty.
But the effect of scale is besides crucial here. In short, marriages have the best social stability:
- children with permanent marriages have better educational outcomes, Less Emotional Problems and better chances of success in adulthood;
- decrease in matrimony weakens social cohesion and increases the instability of household structures;
- high divorce rates make advanced social costs and burden state welfare systems.
But... possibly you think that what I'm saying above is actually praise for all types of relationships. Not at all!
The fact that matrimony brings concrete benefits to individuals and society does not mean that the state should legitimize any arrangement between adults. On the contrary, the multiplication of alternate forms of relationships – including partnerships – blurs the importance of matrimony and weakens its social role.
The more "easy" relations the state promotes, the little people scope for those that build sustainability. And matrimony is the only form that truly combines freedom with responsibility, love with commitment and the welfare of an individual with social welfare.
That is why we must advance this fact in the social space: a lasting, loving matrimony understood as a union between a female and a man is our common treasure!
Today there is no more effective way to scope the audience – especially young people – with the fact about matrimony than the Internet. If we want to change the cultural message about marriage, we must be present where the conversation is present — in digital space.
That's what we made the portal. I'm getting married..
This place is especially meant for fiancés and marriages who want to build their relation on a solid foundation and love maturer all day. But besides for those who search inspiration to revive relationships or support in crisis or difficulties.
The portal included materials prepared by the Centre for Life and household in cooperation with psychologists, relation experts, experts in the field of household discipline and ethics. Content rooted in the experience, knowledge, and teaching of the Church — all to strengthen marriages and accompany them in their regular building of love.
The content on the portal was divided into 3 main zones:
- Marriage Zone is simply a space for couples who want to build relationships not only on emotions, but on a lasting foundation of faith, respect and regular good choices. There are articles and podcasts about love, communication, closeness, sexuality and upbringing of children.
- A movie about love – at this point we besides want to advance the movie “And that I will not leave you” which we have prepared in cooperation with the community of hard marriages SYCHAR. It is simply a moving paper in which we tell the actual stories of spouses struggling with the pain of abandonment, loneliness and doubt, but of faithful sworn and willing to fight for the renewal of their relationship. It is besides possible to study the desire to organize a screening of the movie “And that I will not leave you” through the form on the screen!
- Marriage Gift Zone This is simply a place where we remind each another of the importance of a matrimony vow and aid live it all day. Here are interesting ideas for gifts that support spouses in building a relation based on love, religion and responsibility. These are tiny but crucial signs that remind us of the phrase "yes" and aid us return to it all day. perfect as a individual inspiration or elegant gift for newlyweds and marriages.
Such a place in virtual space is highly needed today. And we see its possible – and we want to make it.
We're planning regularly print articles about marriage, preparation for life together, communication, parenting and overcoming difficulties in marital everyday life, and Problem analysis concerning the social function of matrimony and family. We besides want to promote valuable bookspublications and events addressed to spouses and fiancés.
I aid build space for marriage
Attacks on matrimony and attempts to disgust it are actually our regular life for years, but we gotta admit that they have late become stronger. Political change has made what has been the request of utmost environments so far a part of authoritative state narrative. matrimony – the foundation of society – ceases to be protected and begins to be gradually dismantled.
Politicians enthusiastically announce further decisions as alleged "progress": the transcription of acts of pseudomarriage between same-sex persons, the change of civilian position papers to a version with "married 1" and "married 2" and the introduction of full equality of matrimony with the adoption of children in the close future.
We cannot pretend that these actions do not affect society.
Each decision weakens the institution of marriage, blurs its meaning, and changes the way young people think about responsibility, a lasting and faithful community for life.
Therefore, all the more reason we request places that tell the fact about matrimony and show its beauty.
A place that defends the most important: liable freedom, mature love and relation built on faithfulness and common concern.
In a planet full of propaganda, confusion and manipulation, we want to build a space that strengthens, forms and shows how valuable matrimony is.
Marcin Perłowski
Director of the Centre for Life and Family
