This Catechism is written primarily for the Family and Life Ministries of the different dioceses in the Philippines, which fall under the care of this Episcopal Commission. This is also intended as a reference for all families. The aim of this Catechism is to help Catholics form their consciences in accordance with God’s truth with regards to family, life and responsible parenthood. It will help to make their faith operative when it comes to living their life in the Church and in society. The intention is not to tell Catholics for whom or against whom to vote. The responsibility to make political choices rests with each individual in light of a properly formed conscience, and that participation goes well beyond casting a vote in a particular election.
This Catechism is written primarily for the Family and Life Ministries of the different dioceses in the Philippines, which fall under the care of this Episcopal Commission. This is also intended as a reference for all families. The aim of this Catechism is to help Catholics form their consciences in accordance with God’s truth with regards to family, life and responsible parenthood. It will help to make their faith operative when it comes to living their life in the Church and in society. The intention is not to tell Catholics for whom or against whom to vote. The responsibility to make political choices rests with each individual in light of a properly formed conscience, and that participation goes well beyond casting a vote in a particular election.
Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Family Life 1. Bakit kailangan ang isang katesismo para sa halalan 2010? Tayo ay nahaharap sa matinding hamon ngayon halalan 2010 sapagkat saklaw nito hindi lamang ang aspetong pulitikal kundi maging ang malawak na aspetong moral. Tayo ay isang bansang nagpapahalaga sa pamilya at buhay. Subalit [...]
(First of Three Parts) It is a welcome development that the Department of Education has now withdrawn the Sex Ed modules it had planned to pilot this school year in selected areas nationwide. The sensitivity with which the new Secretary of Education has manifested in this area gives us reason to hope that the government, [...]
The work ahead is clearly cut out for us. We need to step up our education and information campaign to enlighten more and more families about the real menace of reproductive health. The critical mass has to be created in order to prevent the passage of RH bills whether in Congress or in the local governments. The field has widened to and the attempt to legislate RH has been taken to the grassroots which is why the lay persons have to be more vigilant in the watch. Continuing education on family and life issues is a necessity and the ECFL offers training on these issues. Likewise, the formation of the conscience that the Catechism on Family and Life particularly stressed has to be continued. The education and formation in the faith through adult catechesis will have to be built up in the parishes. This can directly serve to strengthen families and maintain a moral climate in the community to offset the very secular attitude in society at large.
Families are rightfully to be found at the forefront of the battle against the RH bill because it threatens to break them apart. Reproductive health pushes the ideology of hedonism; sensual pleasure takes precedence over other concerns and sexual indulgence is promoted as a “right” of all individuals without heed of morals, age, or religion. Because it is fundamentally an anti-life industry, reproductive health promotes free sex to peddle contraceptives and abortion worldwide.
FROM: LAIKO DATE: April 25, 2010 RE: Love Letter for Filipino Families CONTACT PERSONS: Mr. Ed Tirona, Laiko Executive Secretary, cel 0917 800 3842 Dr. Ligaya Acosta, Human Life International, 0919 874 0570 Dr. Rene Bullecer, AIDS-Free Philippines, 0918 901 6815 ======================= Reject candidates who support RH, Catholic lay leaders urge voters Several leaders of [...]
Reproductive health changes the behavior of young people and disposes them to early sexual activities. It then becomes the cover-up for the promotion of free sex, contraceptives, and abortion.
In the name of reproductive health, parental authority over their children in sexual matters are threatened by the legislative proposal to impose fines ranging from P10,000 to 50,000 and/or the penalty of imprisonment of one to six months, if they hinder their children from using contraceptives and enjoying their supposed “right” to satisfying sex.
One of the strongest points in A Catechism on Family and Life for the 2010 Elections is its argument against the seemingly affirmative “reproductive health,” exposing its sinister assault on marriage, life, and family. The term reproductive health became widespread after the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, also known as the Cairo Conference. [...]
The Catechism on Family and Life is very clear in stating the position of the Church regarding life and the family, leaving no room for doubt that “it would not be morally permissible to vote for candidates who support anti-family policies, including reproductive health…” This conclusion is based on the fundamental value of life which the Church seeks always and everywhere to defend from the anti-child and anti-marriage mentality of reproductive health. This is the reason why the Catechism underlines the importance of following one’s conscience properly formed by right information and knowledge of the official teachings of the Church.
On behalf of our Chairman, Reverend Archbishop Paciano Aniceto, allow
me at this start of Eastertide to thank you for all your help and
concern. In the Name of the Risen Lord and through the intercession
of the Joyful Mother of the Risen One, God bless and protect you
always.
Alleluia! Resurrexit sicut dixit.
Fr. Melvin Castro
ECFL Executive Secretary
“The profound link between the conjugal union and the gift of life gives married couples a vocation to give life, as long as they can responsibly care for the children they beget.”
The May 2010 elections will be a turning point in our nation’s history. It comes after a nine-year presidency marked by political questions on legitimacy and major corruption scandals. The country will also be voting for new lawmakers, bearing in mind that the majority of the Congressmen who had stood in defense of family and [...]
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