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‘With its statement on divorce, the Catholic Church found strength not only to stand its ground but to face its shadows’
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The CBCP plenary, held twice a year, is the only time when the country’s 83 active Catholic bishops, along with priest-administrators and retired prelates,was therefore disappointing for many Catholic critics of the divorce bill.
“As spiritual and moral leaders of the Church,” the bishops added, “we can only propose but never impose. We can only motivate our faithful to actively participate in reasoned public discourse as citizens.”of the Rappler Communities app, user MJCalingasan said that the Catholic Church in the Philippines “has lost its fervor and stand” against certain laws.
For faith chat room member Wes, “the statement reflects the stance of the Church on freedom: while it suggests and counsels, it does not force itself to the decision process of the believer.”The app user cited how the CBCP claimed to argue “on the basis of research and statistics,” but misused data from the National Center for Health Statistics of the United States.
For @IvanAtHome, the Church can dictate as “God’s government on Earth.” He also criticized the CBCP’s call for Filipinos to “discern together” on the divorce bill. “Bro, no! You are God’s representatives on earth. You have the answers. Give them!” he said.
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