[In the news] CBCP exec admits some priests support RH bill | The Philippine Star News Headlines

CBCP exec admits some priests support RH bill | The Philippine Star News Headlines. By Helen Flores (The Philippine Star) MANILA, Philippines – Despite the staunch opposition of the Catholic Church to the Reproductive Health (RH) bill, there are some priests who support it, a bishop disclosed yesterday. “Well, in the Church, there’s a space…

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CBCP exec admits some priests support RH bill | The Philippine Star News Headlines.

By Helen Flores (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines – Despite the staunch opposition of the Catholic Church to the Reproductive Health (RH) bill, there are some priests who support it, a bishop disclosed yesterday. “Well, in the Church, there’s a space for dissent also… Even the 10 commandments, there are many who disobey it, right?” said Pampanga Archbishop

Paciano Aniceto, chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Family and Life, in an interview.

He said these priests have not openly voiced their support for the bill but bishops are aware of their positions.

“We leave it to their conscience. We respect that. But majority are not in favor. I think, in their own moral and theological discernment, we should respect them for that,” Aniceto said.

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