Catholic lay groups in the Philippines have pledged to campaign against politicians who supported controversial legislation that will promote artificial contraception as a family planning method. The House of Representatives voted 113-104 to pass the Reproductive Health Bill, which had languished in Congress for 14 years while Catholic groups opposed it. Continue reading
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Bishops in the Philippines disagree on ‘Catholic vote’
Friday, November 30th, 2012
While Catholic clergy and bishops in the Philippines are strongly campaigning against politicians who back a controversial “reproductive health” bill, the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference has declared there is no such thing as a “Catholic vote”. The proposed law seeks to provide funds for services on sex education, family planning and other reproductive Read more