Topic: Speaker takes on bishops regarding CHA-CHA

[Rockford]

Speaker takes on bishops regarding CHA-CHA

Speaker Prospero Nograles indicated yesterday that unlike on religious issues, Catholic bishops are fallible on politics and need not be listened to.

Reacting to the bishops’ latest statement on the Charter change (Cha-cha) initiative of President Arroyo’s congressmen-allies, Nograles said “this matter is not a case of a religious dogma where bishops are almost infallible.

“This is a political debate which must be public and transparent and out in the open. This is the essence of democratic free speech,” he said.

However, he said bishops, like every Filipino, are free to talk about political issues.

“This is a free country and everyone is entitled to his own political opinion. Let’s not apply the gag rule on those who wish to talk otherwise and to those who may publicly disagree with the bishops’ political positions,” he added.

In their newest statement on Cha-cha, the bishops said they are “strongly opposed to the recent move of members of the House of Representatives to railroad constitutional reform through a constituent assembly.”

They said Cha-cha at this time is “premature and untimely” in the wake of the global financial crisis and the “intensifying poverty.”


Source:
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=425462&publicationSubCategoryId=63



......ayaw na talaga nila magpa awat sa CHA-CHA !!!!! talo talo na ito, mailusot lang!!!!

[mayki]

Maaari ngang gagamitin lang ng mga pulitiko ang charter change for their greed, pero for me, it's still not proper for the bishops to use their title or positions as Catholic leaders to advocate people in opposing political issues

[darcknight]

tama yan...atupagin ng husto ang cha-cha wag itong global crisis matagal ng me crisis dito sa atin mas importante ang pagpapahaba ng mga sungay ay termino pala ng mga naglilinkod-linkuran...wag na lang magaya OFW na walang tutulung pag-uwi dito, pera naman nila yung pondo sa OWWA paiyakan ka pa kung ibigay at yun e kung ibigay pa wag na rin magaya kay Annie Batumbakal na natanggal sa trabaho, di na yumuyugyug at di na sumasayaw...

[pspyrock]

ako gusto ko matuloy ang chacha... dedma naman ang tao e. sana ma extend ang term ni gma... gusto ko makita kung hanggang kailan magigising ang mga noypi. 

[presario]

I personally think that the church should stay away from political issues..... and if ever they can not keep their mouth shut bout it then they could held their rally in church grounds and not in parks which was designed for family events. 

By the way, when we the filipino people revolted against Marcos..... did we get any better or we're far worse right now?