Vatican hands-off on divorce bill debates in Philippines

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Vatican hands-off on divorce bill debates in Philippines
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‘The question is within the competence of the bishops’ conference of the Philippines and the individual bishops,’ says Vatican foreign minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher

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“As far as I know, there have been no communications between Rome and the local Catholic Church. Certainly, no diplomatic overtures to the Department or to the government,” said Gallagher in a press conference with Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo on Tuesday, July 2. “But it is essentially a matter for the bishops, whom I will be seeing in these days in Mindanao, so it’ll be probably interesting for me to get some feedback from them,” he added, referring to theThe Vatican, in general, respects the autonomy of local dioceses in addressing local issues, even as it remains the central government of the Catholic Church. Instead of the divorce bill, Gallagher’s priority in the Philippines was a host of issues aligned with the Holy See’s foreign policy agenda.

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