– You’ve been a key figure in the Italian fight against the so-called dictatorship of opinion. When did you start you start your social
movement and what values did you base it on?
– It all started in 2015 when the government at that time proposed legalizing same-sex marriage. The political initiative was planned back in 2007 already, but it was met with such intense opposition from the people that it was withdrawn. Eight years later they gave it another shot, to recognize homosexuals as legitimate families under the law. This is difficult in several respects, especially because in Article 29 of the Italian Constitution, a family is based on a natural martial bond, ie. between a man and woman. A natural family is needed for procreation, maintaining our species, and ensuring the proliferation of our nations. Any other emotionally-based bonds that are inherently unsuitable for procreation are far from comparable to the traditional family model. These were the founding principles of our movement that has formed into a true community over the years. Not only have families and NGOs joined, but also powerful members of the church
and many political groups. In 2015 we held a “Family Day” demonstration in St. John’s Square in Lateran and another in 2016 at Circus Maximus where one and a half million people were in attendance. The purpose of the mass demonstration is to express our resistance to the ideological demagoguery as it does not reflect Italian tradition and our widespread values and emotions.
– What kind of results have you achieved with these demonstrations?
– We could not stop the materialist, relativist worldview pressures that the left continuously wave. Unfortunately, we were not able to prevent the legalization of same-sex marriage, but a strong civil resistance movement has emerged; we are prepared and act purposefully, opposed to cultural and political ideological attacks. The Family Day association, dedicated to defending families, has become a momentous and unavoidable political debate partner– especially when ideological demagoguery appears. The fight is very hard, the materialistic ideology of the opposition has extraordinary power. However, we feel it is our duty and vocation to protect traditional