Malacañang: Pope is strong ally of RH bill
By Aytch S. de la Cruz 11/23/2010Malacañang yesterday believes it has found a strong ally in the Holy Father himself, Pope Benedict XVI, in generating more public support for the Reproductive Health (RH) bill as wire reports said the pope has had a change of stance in the matter of the use of condoms, which Vatican had been known to be against.
With the reported Catholic Church’s easing of a condom ban, this also sparked fierce debate in the
country Monday, with family planning advocates saying it would help to finally pass a law promoting contraceptives.
Benedict XVI’s comments that using condoms could be justified to stop the spread of AIDS dominated the front pages of newspapers in Asia’s bastion of Catholicism, which also has one of the world’s fastest growing populations.
President Aquino and other contraceptive advocates said the pope’s remarks would help overcome church resistance to a bill that would compel the government to supply the poor with condoms..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101123hed4.html
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