Mackey,
your so right, about your statement, but the intersting thing is that I have been noticing more Philippine persons losing touch with Catholicism and making choices of other faiths on their own.
Iam thinking in about 5 ore years the 90% could go down to even 75% unless the catholics can start making more practical changes and start helping out instead of doing what is the opposite.
I have a new saying; Why are catholics so against abortion but yet they just walk past kids with famine and starvation and homelessness in the streets?
Priscilla,
Don't be so quick to judge the Filipinos and their Catholic Faith, or for Catholics in that matter. One thing I can fullheartedly say about the Filipino is our strong sense of moral decency, and our quickness to forgive. Sure, there will be clamor, but generally as a whole, the Filipino people are a forgiving bunch. Even the situation with Hayden Kho, for 2-3 weeks it was an issue, but eventually the interest has died down and the people have forgiven him for his own actions. That is his matter and God will handle that in his own accord.
As for the Filipino rationale towards abortion, this is not only a Filipino aspect, friend. This is a moral and ethical decision. It is either you are for death or you are for life. Common, and absolutely simple.
We live in a culture of death--a we do. And for an individual to take up the stand and defend life--and the protection of life--life that is so innocent--it says alot.
Abortion is legal and utilized here in the United States, and has it really solved the problem? No, abortion and what not is just another 'option' for indiiduals who live such care-free lives. The notion of not worrying about using protection in sex can be countered with the option of just "getting rid of it" in the abortionist's clinic.
Some individuals even have the audacity to refer to a child in the womb as "It". Outrageous. Then again it doesn't surprise me--considering the culture of Death we live in.
The abandonment of Christian Virtue and morals, and the acceptance of Sin and embracement of sin and all its vices---that is the problem in society.
And as poor as the Filipino are--as simple as they are as compared to the more affluent societies such as the United States, Canada etc. There are less incidences of murder and shooting in the Philippines than say here in the United States. Suicide is a growing phenomenon here in the USA. Homicides and the like. Fare more in comparison to Philippines--which is a 3rd world nation. Surprisingly.
The United States is an uber secularized nation. It was a nation founded under Christian Ideals and Morals. Now, there individuals who are calling to repudiate the notion of 'God' in the United States constitituion, in schools, in courtrooms etc.
To completely deface the very foundation of this country. It is abhoric. We are losing our own identity.
As for the Philippines---i find it so charismatic that the Filipino still is so very CHRISTIAN. Even to this day. The youth are still so very CATHOLIC, CHRISTIAN, GOD FEARING. Majority of the Filipinos--that is.
Here in the US, most kids swear in God's name. They attack Christ, many join cults and occults, accepting aethiesm. All of which offer no upstanding moral guidance at all.
Catholicism and Christianity is a solid basis for Morality, Judgment and Law.
The Catholic Church has always stood by for the defense of human life and the unborn since the foundation of the Church in the 1st Century AD during Pentecost Sunday.
And it will not change. Not until the coming of Christ Our Lord. Until then, the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, has a job to do. And that is to continue to preach TRUTH.
Even if some people don't like to hear it or disagree. The Church will continue to preach. As it has done so for the past 2 THOUSAND Years.
It cannot be defeated, you see. Christ HIMSELF told Peter that not even the gates of hell could overpower the Christian Catholic Church.
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Jesus Christ said to Peter the Apostle, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven." This set the basis for Jesus' next point as He continued, "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it."--Matthew 16: 17-19
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