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After PCSO controversy, Church back on the offensive vs RH bill

15-Jul-11, 12:56 PM | InterAksyon.com

InterAksyon.com
The online news portal of TV5

MANILA, Philippines - The fight against the reproductive health (RH) bill continues, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) declared on its official news site, saying that given how the Senate "has cleared seven Catholic bishops from the PCSO controversy, the Church will bring back its focus [on] fighting the birth control measure."

After a week of being on the defensive, culminating in a public apology for soliciting and accepting funds and vehicles from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), CBCP secretary general Msgr. Juanito Figura signaled that the Church is ready to go on the offensive once again on the RH Bill.

"Preparations are being made for the July 25 Humanae Vitae’s 43rd year, the landmark encyclical by Pope Paul VI that deals with the Church’s uncompromising stand on birth control," CBCP News said. "But since the date falls on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno Aquino III, the celebration will be held in advance."

“We’ll be doing activities a week before that just to stay away from the SONA,” said Figura.

Aside from Humanae Vitae, the Church is also marking the 20th anniversary of Familiaris Consortio (The Role of Christian family), an apostolic exhortation written by Pope John Paul II.

The document describes the church’s position concerning the meaning and role of marriage and the family, and outlines challenges towards realizing that ideal.

The apostolic exhortation defines marriage "as a personal union in which the spouses reciprocally give and receive" and stresses the Catholic Church's opposition to artificial birth control.

CBCP President and Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar earlier said that they will continue to speak out against the RH bill as this is their duty to the people.

“We are the last bastion standing against the RH bill, divorce and now there is also the possibility of same-sex marriage and we won’t be surprised if after that would come euthanasia,” he said.