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4.1.5.3.2 Blessing at the Death Bed as the Final Moral Instruction from
Parents....………………………………………………………..187
4.1.5.3.3 Obedience of Children to Parents………………………………187
4.1.5.3.4 Blessing at the Death Bed as the Final Reward of Moral Formation
of the Children………………………………………………….189
4.1.5.3.5 The Sense of Sacrifice in the Sanctuary of Life………………...190
4.2 THE MISSIONS IMPLIED IN THE SOUTHIST CUSTOMS ARE IN
CONFORMITY WITH THE MAGISTERIUM OF POPE JOHN
PAUL II…………………………………………………………………191
4.3 THE PASTORAL AND MORAL CONTEXT OF THE FAMILIES IN
THE ARCHDIOCESE OF KOTTAYAM TODAY…………..……..192
4.3.1 CONTEMPORARY FAMILY SITUATIONS………………………….195
4.3.2 HOW CAN THE SOUTHIST FAMILY BECOME A SANCTUARY OF
LIFE TODAY? .....................................................................................................198
4.3.2.1 Transmit Life Responsibly………………………………………………199
4.3.2.1.1 Use of Biotechnology…………………………………………...199
4.3.2.1.2 Protect Life from the First Moment of Conception…………….201
4.3.2.2 Transform Life ………………………………………………………….204
4.3.2.2.1 Towards the Integral Good of the Human Person………………205
4.3.2.2.2 Witnessing Through the Sense of Sacrifice…………………….206
4.3.2.2.3 Towards the Right Use of Media……………………………….207
4.3.2.2.4 Special Marriage Preparation Courses………………………….209
4.3.3 CHALLENGES OF THE SANCTUARY OF LIFE IN THE
CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT………………………………………………..211
4.3.3.1 Change in Values………………………………………………………..211
4.3.3.2 Affected Family Stability……………………………………………….213
4.3.3.2 Nuclear Families Deprived of Ties……………………………………...214
4.3.3.3 Particular Challenges Faced by the Families in the Archdiocese of
Kottayam………………………………………………………………...214
4.3.4 THE HOLY FAMILY AS THE MODEL………………………………218
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................219
GENERAL CONCLUSION................................................................................221
BIBLIOGRAPHY................................................................................................229
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