JOHN SMEATON, DIRECTOR OF SPUC: Interview with Bishop Philip Egan on marriage and family life

Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Interview with Bishop Philip Egan on marriage and family life

Bishop Philip Egan agreed kindly to be interviewed after his address last Saturday to SPUC's 2014 national conference. In the interview Bishop Egan spoke about the "Catholic vision of sexuality, marriage, and family life." He was interviewed by Maria Madise, SPUC's newly-appointed International, UN and Research Officer. You can watch the interview below or on SPUC's YouTube channel.

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About Me

I became involved in SPUC after graduating, when I established a branch in south London in 1974. I have worked full-time for SPUC for 42 years. I became chief executive of SPUC in the UK in 1996, having been general secretary since 1978. I was elected vice-president of International Right to Life Federation in 2005. At UN conferences in Cairo, Copenhagen, Beijing, Istanbul and Rome, I helped coordinate more than 150 pro-life/pro-family groups resulting in pro-life victories in Cairo, Istanbul and Rome. I was educated at Salesian College, London, before going to Oxford where I graduated in English Language and Literature. I qualified as a teacher, becoming head of English at a secondary school. I am married to Josephine. We have a grown-up family and we live in north London.