‘There are 100 million of us now’
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| Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz |
So did someone of supposed knowledgeable stance and critical judgment recently exclaimed — waiting for the people to tremble on their knees, expecting the general public to wallow in sorrow and repentance. But the presumably one big bad news proved to be simply but one big dud. It is not wise and prudent to say however that the said proclamation, exclamation or whatever, should not merit even but a brief and candid consideration — no matter how vacuous or fatuous it is in the realm of facts. It is highly possible that the source of the supposedly heart-stopping news is a minion of organizations and/or companies that are ex-professo anti-population, pro-birth control and abortion as their corporate sequential world mission.
There are now 100 million Filipinos all over the land! There are 100 million mouths demanding to have something to eat two if not three times a day, 24/7! Hence, there are also 100 million bodies expecting to be clothed and housed! This is big catastrophe in the waiting, a horrible socio-economic debacle just around the corner! But how about certain simple questions — in wait for also simple answers: Who did the counting? How and when was it made? Is there a reasonable methodology used for the counting, are there tenable records to show a rational count made? Is there something much more than mere words to buttress up such a declaration which precisely is about concrete numbers? Or, are people bound to believe such a daring announcement as an article of faith?.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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