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CFC-FFL Europe Statement on HB 5043
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COUPLES FOR CHRIST FOUNDATION FOR FAMILY & LIFE EUROPE (CFC-FFL Europe)
Statement On HB5043
We, the members of Couples for Christ Foundation for Family and Life in Europe (CFC-FFL Europe) are very distressed about the contents of the Reproductive Health Bill currently being discussed by the Congress of the Philippines. Many of us in CFC-FFL Europe were born and raised in the Philippines, and still consider it our homeland, although we are currently living abroad. Others of us are Europeans who have developed an emotional bond with the Philippines, due to the love and regard which our Filipino brethren rightly have for their motherland. We see how the Culture of Death is running rampant in Europe, and as a result, there is so little respect for God, for the Church, for the family, for sexuality Europe has exchanged Christianity for secularism, and is now at serious risk of eventual annihilation because its citizens are aggressively contracepting and aborting themselves out of existence.
WE DON’T WANT THIS FOR THE PHILIPPINES!!
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One of the greatest Filipino treasures is strong family ties, built upon fidelity to God and the sacrament of marriage. We consider life a tremendous gift from God, even in the presence of poverty. We know that individually and corporately, we have fallen short of God’s call for sanctity, and yet we know that just as He does not abandon us, we must never abandon Him. But that is exactly what we would be doing if we accept legislation such as HB5043we would be turning from God to worship the idols of the West, and opening the Philippines to the plethora of evils that come from enacting laws which originate with an anti-life mentality. We know this is true because we see it all around us in the dying cultures of Europe.
WE DON’T WANT THIS FOR THE PHILIPPINES!!
In unity with our physical and spiritual brethren in the Philippines, we in CFC-FFL Europe want to express our conviction that Reproductive Health Bill HB5043 is bad legislation-- it is bad for the Philippines and bad for Filipinos. Although many of the items mentioned in the bill may sound harmless on the surface, we believe (based on the experience of other formerly pro-life countries) that these same points of law would
later be used as a wedge by anti-life forces to drive a crack, and then eventually an irreparable breach, in the rights which are currently enshrined in the Constitution of the Philippines, such as the equal protection of the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception; the right of spouses to found a family in accordance with their religious convictions and the demands of responsible parenthood; and the natural and primary right and duty of parents in the development of the moral character of their children, to name just a few. We agree that “the path of irresponsible legislation is a dreadful path: If an act is made legal, it will be perceived as moral. If an act is perceived as moral, it will become a norm. If it is observed by all as a norm, then it is too late. By then, you will have changed the culture. That is not simply reckless. It is
the ultimate breach of public trust.” (Attorney Jo Imbong)
WE DON’T WANT THIS FOR THE PHILIPPINES!!
Although we are currently living thousands of miles away from the Philippines, we in CFC-FFL Europe want to unite our hearts and actions with our brethren--clergy and laity, politicians and constituents--who are fighting the passage of HB5043. We have committed ourselves to offer a Novena of prayer and sacrifice to help fortify the Culture of Life in the Philippines against this thinly veiled attack. With trust in God, and accompanied by our Blessed Mother, we pray:
“Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.”
source:: CFC-FFL Europre
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