No celebrity endorsement for anti-RH bill campaign, says Church

There are has been so many articles and events where in celerbites like Lea Salonga, Jim Paredes, Mocha Uson, Ding Dong Dantes and so many more were able to share and announce their advocacy regarding the Reproductive Health Bill. And a lot of their advocacies now are actually being heard and known for. It is in fact true that celebrities have a great impact on many people which why they the church says no to celebrity endorsement for anti-rh bill in an article in the Philippine Star.

Manila’s Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales have said that despite the argument or debate regarding the controversial issue of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill, they would not be in search for celebrities who would endorse their cause.

Manny Pacquiao is one of the most influential people in the world who is anti the bill. He is with the stand of the church of promoting life. However, Cardinal Rosales uttered that he is not forced to ask the world class boxer to promote their side for them. “The lord does not need an endorsement, just join Him. You do not need to endorse,” said Archbishop Cardinal Rosales.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) was able to complete their nine-day vigil for life practice. The novena was purposely there to enrich the minds of the people in our country. “What is moral is based on the holiness of God. Morality is based on one’s goodness. Morality is not the people because people change,” said Archbishop Cardinal Rosales

He has also said the regardless if the Congress resumed the session they had and have restored the debates over the heated bill, it will certainly not be an easy fight for the people who are for the bill. We are still far from seeing the end of the RH bill. We still have far to go. This is not yet the end.” Said Archbishop Cardinal Rosales.

Reading this article made me realize that it is quite difficult to fully understood all the reasons of the church. Why they won’t just simply agree to it. I am not saying that I am for the RH bill yet, however throught my research about the RH bill and the stands of the government and the church it is a little hard to understand the side of the church. It is also starting to sound hypocritical for me because it seems like what ever the church feels like doing they would always have the reason to support what they believe in. I feel like some context of the bible verses they present are misused and misconstrued that is why this bill has been going on for a very long time. Further, with all the research I have done so far I do not think that the RH Bill is anti-life. They do no say that which why the church saying “WE ARE PRO TO LIFE” is quite bothersome for me because it seems like the church do not understand what the RH Bill is all about. They just simply assumed that it is anti life which is absolutely not.

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http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=63&articleId=684431