Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky

Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky (9 February 1936 – 30 June 2011) was a German prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Berlin. Quotes Marriage, a lasting and personal union of a man and a woman, is a solid institution which offers a frame for a relationship of fidelity and the founding of a family. Instead of trying to invent alternatives to marriage we should ask ourselves: what can we do as Church and as politicians to promote successful marriages? If the Catholic Church is in favour of marriage it is because she is convinced that marriage is the life-form which corresponds best to human nature and it represents a splendid opportunity for the personal growth of husband and wife. “The future starts here: marriage and the family”. German Bishops' three year programme to promote marriage and the family (23 February 2006) Fides News Agency External links Category:1936 births Category:Catholics from Germany Category:Roman Catholic archbishops Category:Cardinals Category:2011 deaths