Philippines: Bishops' conference may formally support pro-life, pro-family candidates
September 16, 2009
The Church in the Philippines may formally support political candidates who pledge to back the Church’s teaching on life and family issues.
“Candidates who will sign and give their commitment to our campaign, these are the candidates who will be supported by our commission,” said Father Melvin Castro, executive secretary of the episcopal commission on family and life of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines. “The clergy will be there to support only, but the initiative must come from the laity because the idea to have a broad coalition came from them. This is to safeguard that only our allies in family and life will be elected.”
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