Freedom of Choice

Yesterday morning before heading to my usual "Thursdays, thrill day" I'd listened to the award winning morning show of 99.5RT, This Enchanted Kingdom with King DJ Logan, Cleo Caliente and Marf with Anna Q5 and Lou SkyWalker. Thay had a wonderful discussion about the issue that President Pnoy will have a talk with the conservative Catholic church about the Reproductive Health Bill. On that same day, famous Manila tour guide, Carlos Celdran interrupted a Mass in Manila Cathedral in protest regarding to interference of the church for the bill. He was in Jose Rizal costume with signage Damaso.

In Jose Rizal's undying noverl "Noli me Tangere" and "El Filibusterismo." Padre Damaso, the antagonist Spanish Friar who did a lot immoralities of being a conservative Catholic priest. If we go back time, Spanish friars did a lot of abuse to Indios. I don't why Spanish church leader and government at that time send us freaking bad priest to abuse our land for almost three hundred years. 

Moving on, the reproductive health bill which main objective is to slow the growth of the population by the means of proper sex education to students, an option to the use of birth control method and family planning. If we based on the current situation in terms of our socio-demogarphic status, our country has more classes C, D and E compare to class A and B. Lower sectors in our society  outnumbered in terms of population than the higher sectors. Now, if we don't educate our people with proper sex education and family planning, what will happen to country with knowing that our economy nowadays is very volatile.

Going back to what Mr. Celdran did in Manila Cathedral yesterday. It's a wake up call for all our sectors to realize what is the real score beyond the reproductive health bill. If we dissect it, it basically aims only to educate and have an option. It doesn't really meant to have abortion to be legalize in our country. I still believe the power of choice lies our hands. God gave us the freewill to choose which make us the highest form of animal in the land.

I wonder why Catholic church would always disagree with government actions towards economic measures and in fact it's for everyones benefit , it's really that the church would not go with the state.

As I write this blog, I feel that the church will denounce me already. I personally grew and study in a conservative Catholic school but they taught proper sex education when I was high school. My point is that the church must understand the current situation in our country, we have more people that is out of job, families that could once a day only, some could not even go to school and homeless. I challenge the church, what actions can you do for this. Will allow homeless to stay in your convents air conditioned  bedroom, feed those hungry family with a healthy meal thrice a day. Let's be realistic. 

Our country needs to be save, we need to help each other as team to fight poverty. We need to educate ourselves with some measures. Measures that could help us going further and sustain better environment and future. Lastly we are given a freedom of choice by God. It's up to us how to use it.