AN official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) says absolute divorce is not the answer to abusive marriages.
AN official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines says absolute divorce is not the answer to abusive marriages.Speaking on The Manila Times' Reel Times program,
Executive Secretary on Public Affairs Fr. Jerome Secillano said divorce should not be a 'quick fix' to abusive marriages.Earlier this week, the House of Representatives approved, on third and final reading, House Bill 9349, or the Absolute Divorce Act. Executive Secretary on Public Affairs Fr. Jerome SecillanoSecillano reiterated the Catholic Church's opposition to the divorce bill as 'anti-family' and 'anti-marriage.'He said divorce will be a panacea or a 'cure-all' to abusive relationships, and that laws should be crafted to curb physical violence.Secillano said existing laws against physical violence in a marriage lack enforcement.
Won't Solve Abusive Marriages'
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