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The Church, Graft anf Corruption and the Reproductive Health Bill
September 23rd, 2008 by kurt-jumpman23
Last Sunday, I went to church to reconnect my lost time with my Creator ( after pila ka weeks and months of voluntary absence). At the Santo Niño Parish, I lit up 5 red candles and solemnly communicated my pleas and petitions. After that, I decided to attend the mass.
The priest celebrant, who seem young and inarticulate, talked about the mass’ theme ( salmo responsoryo ba na or eucharist? ). Basta, it was about that the People should be generous, citing examples on how Christ as always is the Great Provider. In a sudden turn of his speech, he became political. Then, I noticed that debate on the Reproductive Health Bill is still raging and flaming hot.
Citing a certain study conducted by some pseudo institution ( forgot the name) ,the celebrant stressed that based on the results, the country’s main root problem is graft and corruption, NOT overpopulation. He added that there is widespread poverty in our country because of mismanagement of resources by corrupt bureaucrats and the powerful few. He may be right. But the point of the Reproductive Health Bill is not just to decrease poverty in some areas, but to protect the overall health of our nation as a whole, especially the reproductive and economic health of poor families and of the women.
His point is that the Reproductive Health Bill should not be approved legistatively, since according to the Church and that study, poverty exists mainly because of graft and corruption, ignoring the existence of overpopulation. In my opinion, he identified graft and corruption as the main culprit so that he could connect it with the mass’ theme, which is that people should be generous of our resources.
In the midst of his speech, Bagyong Nina made her presence felt, so I went down and lit some candles again and prayed by my solitude. Never finished the mass, didn’t take the eucharist, and went home straight after singing Our Father.
To sum it up, I believe that not all Church’s Policies are necessarily God’s Policies. I also believe that the opinion of the Church is not the opinion of the people. I forgot to pray to our Great Listener that Sunday, that somehow, HE could help us convince HIS agents to see the bigger societal picture.
May God Bless Me and You and this Country.
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