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.â€ÂÂÂ
They said Cha-cha at this time is “premature and untimely†in the wake of the global financial crisis and the “intensifying poverty.â€ÂÂÂ
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!!!!