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The president of the Spanish Forum for the Family, Benigno Blanco, gave the inaugural lecture

The event began with a minute of silence in memory of the deceased neighbors Bullas in the accident last weekend

The Catholic University San Antonio of Murcia has celebrated this morning the opening ceremony of the academic year 2014-2015.

The president of the Spanish Forum for the Family, Benigno Blanco, has been responsible for delivering the inaugural lecture entitled 'Building a friendly society life';

during it, has raised questions about how it is that "obvious things like that you can not kill a child to fix a problem, not understood by a significant portion of our citizens and our government."

The graduation ceremony also involved the UCAM President Jose Luis Mendoza;

President of the Autonomous Community, Alberto Garre;

Archbishop of Valencia, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares;

Bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, Monsignor Jose Manuel Lorca Planes;

Rector of the University, Josefina García Lozano;

the Minister of Education, Culture and Universities, Pedro Antonio Sánchez;

Honorary President of the University, Antonio Montoro.

Also present at the head table mayor of Murcia, Miguel Ángel Cámara;

the government delegate Joaquin Bascuñana;

President of the Regional Assembly, Francisco Vidal Celdrán;

Archbishop of Burgos, Archbishop Francisco Gil Hellin;

and vicar general of the Diocese of Cartagena;

Juan Garcia Tudela.

Benigno Blanco began by noting that the great dilemmas affecting family and life today, are an expression of a crisis of civilization that goes beyond politics and law, and has indicated that it is aimed at "all "regenerate society from below.

The issue of abortion

The president of Family Forum has emphasized, following the open debate in Spain on legislation on abortion, in that beyond political obligations, and exercising or not these obligations in this respect, "we all citizens deal with at least three things: solidarity with the pregnant woman, so that no one looks at pregnancy, and come to consider something as dramatic as is abortion. "

Secondly he pointed out the need to build a culture that learns to love life.

"A society that supports abortion-and the violence is violence-as a way to solve social problems, it is not a just society";

And item three "exercising democratic rights, freedom of speech, vote, to present in public life, the need for this commitment to life."

Similarly, he said that "it seemed that Spain would become the first Western European country to initiate the reversal of abortion", but it has not happened;

and has encouraged the company to continue to fight for life.

He also recalled the demonstration on Saturday 22 November in Madrid under the slogan "Every Life Matters".

The UCAM, an example

About the Catholic University of Murcia, Benigno Blanco, stressed that the institution is a "super thing to do eg sense of social responsibility, promoting initiatives that affect the formation of the new generations, keeping shamelessly the own identity and offer it as a service to society. "

UCAM President Jose Luis Mendoza, Benigno Blanco congratulated by his speech, and encouraged to promote a Culture of Life vs. Culture of Death.

"For a life care," said the president of the university, which has ensured that mobilized buses to attend the rally for life.

New projects

Mendoza stressed that the University has already come of age, and faces this stage exceeding 16,000 students, and investing heavily in research.

"The UCAM born with an evangelistic purpose, educating youth in moral and ethical values ​​of Christian humanism, offering quality education," and added that "we have begun the course with new degrees and master's degrees have been authorized, as Musicology or Modern Languages, and the strengthening of research, to which we have dedicated this year almost nine million. "

President also stressed UCAM firm commitment of the institution on internationalization, with the opening of UCAM Business School Uruguay, UCAM in UAE, UCAM Spanish Soccer School in Indonesia, as well as offices in Beijing (China) and Manila (Philippines);

and its relationship with the business world, through the Instituto Tecnologico de Murcia, and programs such as Industrial Doctorates.

In line referred to by the rector of UCAM, Josefina García Lozano, who also stressed total involvement of the University not only in the formation of professional excellence, but also of people.

For his part, President of the Autonomous Community of Murcia, Alberto Garre, UCAM congratulated for their work in education, and in their support for entrepreneurship, a "major initiative" that allows students to learn well this workforce.

It has also highlighted the commitment of the institution by the Higher Professional Training, "but because society needs doctors, teachers ... also skilled in various fields," and for the sport.

Solemn Eucharist

The ceremony began with the celebration of the Eucharist, which was chaired by the Archbishop of Valencia, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares, and concelebrated by the Bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, Jose Manuel Lorca Planes, and the Archbishop of Burgos, Francisco Gil Hellin.

In his homily, Cardinal Cañizares has directed his first words in memory of the victims of the accident Cieza and said that "from the first moment I felt deeply touched and very close and united families and the people of Bullas in their pain, their hope in their cry and cry. "

In this regard, Archbishop Cañizares been reported, "UCAM has joined a particularly intense way, these feelings and prayers that echo in this celebration, and we offer a very special way for those who died in the accident, the injured, the families, and the town of Bullas, I visited several times in my time as apostolic administrator of the diocese, and I have a deep memory alive by faith as I saw in that pleasant place. "

The Archbishop of Valencia, Monsignor Canizares, stressed that "our university's Seeker of Truth and transmitting humanizes, response and out of the heart of the Church to give the light of the wisdom that comes from God, and we see palpate in Jesus Christ, true God and man.

Source: UCAM