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Catholic bishops to monitor voting on RH bill

By Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star) | Updated December 10, 2012 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Several Catholic bishops will watch how lawmakers would vote on the Reproductive Health (RH) bill on Wednesday.

These Catholic bishops are expected to come to the House of Representatives on Wednesday to witness the voting. 

Fr. Melvin Castro, executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Family and Life, said Catholic bishops will also go to Congress to show their support for the anti-RH bill lawmakers.

“It was also a sentiment presented by the anti-RH legislators because they said they need the moral, spiritual and physical presence of the bishops. But the main reason why the bishops will be there is to pray for them (lawmakers),” he said.

However, Castro could not say how many Catholic bishops will go to Congress on Wednesday.

“I don’t know how many yet, but hopefully they are many this time around,” he said.

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In previous sessions of Congress, only Archbishop of Lipa, Batangas Ramon Arguelles and Antipolo Bishop Gabriel Reyes monitored the RH bill deliberations.

Prior to proceeding at the House of Representatives, a Mass would be held at St. Peter Church along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City at noontime Wednesday.

Castro said anti-RH bill lawmakers are expected to join the Mass.

“In a way it’s also a blessing and prayer to them before they go to Congress to vote,” he said.

After the Mass, Castro said a procession to the House of Representatives will be held.

“If all of us cannot be accommodated inside then we will just stay outside to pray,” he said.

 

 

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tonygrafx

Mon, 2012/12/10 - 8:56am

They've whined and wheedled; denounced and blackmailed . Now we can expect the CBCP "Lynch Mob" to make a scowling appearance at the voting of the RH bill in an attempt to "shame" the congressman and congresswomen to vote "their way" ( it stopped being God's Way when some Archbishops attempted to use the "Catholic Vote" as a blackmail cudgel against the Pro-RH bill politicians. God, on the other hand, has always been willing to grant people the privilege of voting their conscience.). That's to be expected; the CBCP has put a lot of time, effort, and their egos on the line on this issue. They don't care a whit about Corruption, Political Dynasties, or even their own desire for luxuries. Nope, their staking everything on being Anti-RH Bill NOT because whether it's right or wrong, but because they've made it a personal stake linked on their social status and power base. You see, like it or not, the CBCP has become very political and selective about the causes they choose to fight for. Arguelles himself even implies that the Separation of Church and State only applies to the State. But...didn't Jesus himself say that there are matters to be left to the State (give to Ceasar) while other things are to be left to the church (give to God)? I will say it again; I am a devout Catholic. I am also (after much thought) Pro-RH Bill. I also have very little respect and tolerance for churchmen like Arguelles and his hypocritical ilk.

dudley

Mon, 2012/12/10 - 9:45am

the day will come when other countries will refuse to help us because we did not have the intelligence to control our population growth, and then what will our bishops do...NOTHING...they will say it is the will of God

sarah del rio

Mon, 2012/12/10 - 10:28am

tanong ko lang. . . bakit kaya pag meron ayaw mangyari niyang mga kaparian at obispo na yan eh para mapasunod nila sa kanilang kagustuhan ang mga tao ay tatakutin nila with statements like "magagalit sa inyo ang Diyos" o di kaya ay "sa impyerno kayo mapupunta" ?

sarah del rio

Mon, 2012/12/10 - 10:32am

who cares what these good-for-nothing self-righteous priests/bishops thinks or do? eh ni maliit na press release nga na tumutulong sila sa mga biktima ni typhoon pablo eh wala ako nababasa. ang yaman yaman nila eh ayaw man lang nila bawasan pera nila at gusto na naman yata nila manghingi sa sambayanan para ipamigay sa mga biktima ng bagyo (that is if meron nga silang ganun na effort).

scphlma

Mon, 2012/12/10 - 10:41pm

do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. let us not be judgmental. it may be a projection of what we are. avoid being a media hype...truth can never be contained in the news we read or we watch on tv. if the whole truth will be written, you will end up reading or watching it a thousand years...iThere's no way to be certain if those victims of typhoon are being helped there or not, than we ourselves go there and see as eye-witnesses whether those of and for the Church are indeed concerned with these victims.

sarah del rio

Mon, 2012/12/10 - 10:56am

after stating all their objections against the RH bill eh bakit kaya hindi nag react ang CBCP or mga anti-rh bill sa hamon ng mga pro-rh bill for a public debate on the said issue? hindi ba sya apektado or is simply afraid to defend their stand on the issue? or tama yung tinuran ng mga pro-rh na "Let them come here and show us. Send their academics and let the people see how stupid their data is … Spew (out) all this nonsense,". o baka naman these anti RH advocates do not really know where they stand kasi ang hamon eh " the debate with the anti-RH group can cover “talking points” covering medical, ethical, legal and economic aspects of the proposed measure." SIGURO TAMA NGA NA PURO KYAW KYAW LANG YANG MGA KONTRA SA RH BILL!!!!!

Jpeps

Mon, 2012/12/10 - 2:16pm

Three public RH BILL Debates have been conducted in our TV Networks: ABS-CBN, GMA7, and TV5. Maybe you have forgotten...pro-RH camps did not gain much votes, particularly sa TV5: ung undecided audience during the debate program ay bumoto sa side ng anti-RH with 100%. If majority of Filipinos ay para sa RH Bill, eh di sana nanalo man lang ang pro-RH kahit sa pagboto sa mga debates na yon. WAG MAKALIMOT. NATAPOS na ang DEBATES in PUBLIC TV :))

malvinbaguio

Mon, 2012/12/10 - 4:43pm

bishop walang hiya bakit di nyo nalang pabayaan ang goverment, wala naman kayong nagawang tolong kahit sa mga calamity, pro lang kayo dasal, wala sa gawa ang yayaman nyo,,, tomulong naman kayo mga walang hiya,,, gusto cguro sa mga bishop na lalong dumami ang tao para marami silang koleksyon,,,,,,,,,,,,

falcon101

Mon, 2012/12/10 - 4:56pm

After the RH Bill becomes law... congress should next tackle and approve the Divorce Law... seguradong magwawala na ang ng bishops na ito!

kulit pasaway

Mon, 2012/12/10 - 5:21pm

Pray for the Anti and watch for the pro for not voted on 2013 election.....Isn't it ?

garote

Mon, 2012/12/10 - 6:05pm

I agree the CBCP should monitor the RH bill voting to know who amongst the lawmakers are the prostitutes of the evil pharmaceutical companies, the so-called modern herod and herodess, and the judases of the Filipino race. Let's not vote for them in the coming election. They are not with God for they wish harm to mothers and the unborn babies. They belong to the devil messiah group that espouse population, abortion, eugenics and genocide for world control.

BABYBOO

Mon, 2012/12/10 - 10:55pm

RH bill targets the poor Filipinos to entice them to kill unborn babies. RH Contraceptive pills to cause cancer so that both poor mothers and babies will die to wipe them out of the land. Killing unborn babies and inflicting cancer to ones body will never make anyone better but one thing is sure = the Rich and Chinese will rake the benefit of eradicating poor Filipino native . They want to own it all even by killing the poor through RH bill. This war between rich and poor. RH is bill for killing the poor.
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