{"id":5043,"date":"2006-02-22T12:48:12","date_gmt":"2006-02-22T17:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2006\/02\/22\/the-new-colonialism\/"},"modified":"2006-02-22T12:48:12","modified_gmt":"2006-02-22T17:48:12","slug":"the-new-colonialism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2006\/02\/the-new-colonialism\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Colonialism"},"content":{"rendered":"

MANILA, Philippines, February 21, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The bishops of the Philippines have responded emphatically to growing pressure from anti-life activists, calling for accountability from Catholics on moral issues.<\/p>\n

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) have rallied Catholic leaders throughout the country to educate parishioners on the immorality of artificial birth control methods, in response to a concerted onslaught by population control advocates.<\/p>\n

Supported by the United Nations, activists for population control have launched an aggressive assault on the country, pushing for anti-life legislation that would limit family size to two children, increase the social acceptance and availability of artificial birth control and give greater access to abortion.<\/p>\n

House Bill 3773, the responsible Parenthood and Population Management Act of 2005, is now before parliament.
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\nThere’s a hidden agenda behind the population bill," Archbishop Fernando Capalla of Davao, president of the Roman Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, told reporters. "All this is being done in the name of business."
\nCapalla accused foreign companies that manufacture contraceptives of backing the strong lobby for the passage of Bill 3773, reported Ecumenical News International.<\/p>\n

A US$1.4 million grant was given by the United Nations to help finance the population control program.<\/p>\n

"The bishops were appalled by the swift release of the grant and the filing of the reproductive health bill and the launching of the health department’s population control programs," said Jo Imbong, legal counsel of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference. <\/p>\n

No surprise there to find the UN doing what it can to encourage the pro-abortion agenda. This is the new colonialism where the UN and other groups work to force their "enlightened" agenda on countries. Groups like the Ford Foundation (which is the major money behind Catholics for a free choice) is also doing what they can money wise to corrupt the Philippines.<\/p>\n

The bishops have instituted a course for parishioners on the fundamentals of Church teaching, called the Basic Ecclesiastical Communities seminar. Catholics are required to take the course, which runs for eight consecutive Sundays, before receiving sacraments for themselves or their children, and upon entering adulthood.<\/p>\n

The course includes teachings on the basics of the faith, Bible study, Christian leadership, family and life apostles, salvation history, and the changing Church.<\/p>\n

Sister Regina Arguelles of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, who works with the CBCP in offering the seminars, said the Catholic bishops have been alarmed by the “continuing moral decay” that was eating up the society.<\/p>\n

The bishops are firm on the necessity of participating in the seminars before being allowed to receive sacraments.<\/p>\n

“That’s the idea. That’s exactly the Church’s message. If you want to be a Catholic, act like one and follow the Church’s teachings,” Sister Arguelles said.<\/p>\n

I just love to hear such plain talking, thank you Sister Arguelles.<\/p>\n

A prominent mayor was not allowed to receive Catholic burial rites in the Church, after failing to participate in the course. The Manila Standard reports that following the incident, all government officials in the region signed up for the course.
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Amazing what can happen when a bishops conference speaks both coherently and forcefully on a subject and then actually follows up with consequences. I think I am experiencing bishop conference envy. I wonder what was the last time the USCCB, if ever ,forcefully talked about the sin of contraception? I just don’t understand how a situation where probably a large majority of Catholic are contracepting and going to Communion gets so little attention. Sure there are pastoral issues, but isn’t preventing Catholics in objectively grave sin from receiving Communion sacrilegiously pretty important? How many of you have heard a homily on this subject for instance?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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