I encourage our
Catholic faithful to maintain respect and esteem for the Supreme Court. The
Supreme Court has
decided on the RH issue based on existing laws in the Philippines.
The Church must
continue to uphold the sacredness of human life, to teach always the dignity of
the human person
and to safeguard the life of every human person from conception to natural
death.
Although the
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the RH law, it has truly
watered
down the RH law
and consequently upheld the importance of adhering to an informed religious
conscience even
among government workers. It has also stood on the side of the rights of
parents
to teach their
children.
We cannot see
eye-to-eye with our pro-RH brethren on this divisive issue but we can work
hand-
in-hand for the
good of the country. Let us move on.
On the part of the
Church, we must continue to teach what is right and moral. We will continue
to proclaim the
beauty and holiness of every human person. Through two thousand years, the
Church has lived
in eras of persecution, authoritarian regimes, wars and revolutions. The Church
can continue its
mission even with such unjust laws. Let us move on from being an RH-law-
reactionary-group
to a truly Spirit empowered disciples of the Gospel of life and love. We have a
positive message
to proclaim.
April 8, 2014
+SOCRATES B.
VILLEGAS
Archbishop of
Lingayen Dagupan
CBCP President
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