Church head compares RH battle to Edsa I
11/08/2010Church leaders anticipate a head-on collision with pro-choice President Aquino and supporters in Congress of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill with Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal comparing the bishops’ stand against the bill to the position they took during the People Power revolt in 1986 that led to the toppling of former President Ferdinand Marcos.
Speaking before 500 delegates during the 17th Asia-Pacific Congress on Faith and Family, Vidal said the Church’s struggle to preserve and promote the values conducive to nurturing faith, family and life appears to be heading
“toward a head-on collision” with those who push for the passage of RH bill.
He noted that during Edsa 1, “when the issue was political, and the goal was toppling a dictator or a corrupt leader, the Church was hailed as a force for reform and liberation.”
As president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in 1986, Vidal said when the voice of the Church proved a useful instrument to attain the tipping point, “virtually everyone whose voice mattered praised the role of the Church.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101108hed3.html
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