Archbishop James Hickey.

Christian marriage is under attack and children are paying the price, suggested the Archbishop Emeritus of Perth in Western Australia at the Roman Catholic Eucharistic Congress taking place this week in Dublin, Ireland.

"Christian marriage is now under fierce and hostile attack. The gift we give to a world of broken relationships and unloved children is the beauty of Christian marriage and our desire to reach out to the victims of broken marriage," said Australian Archbishop Barry James Hickey at the conference.