Running priest hits gov’t, Church for using poor as pawn in RH bill debate:
LUCENA CITY -- Activist priest Fr. Robert Reyes on Sunday chided the government and the Catholic Church hierarchy for using the poor as convenient pawn in their heated debate on the controversial Reproductive Health Bill.
"While both sides argue for or against the RH Bill, the poor watch and ask themselves what the hell are they quarrelling about?" Reyes, known for his social and political activism, said in a statement Sunday.
He added: "What really are both sides of the debate defending, better protecting? The poor? Or is it something else?"
Reyes maintained that most Filipinos are poor because they continue to be jobless whether seasonal or pe...
Keep on reading: Running priest hits gov’t, Church for using poor as pawn in RH bill debate
LUCENA CITY -- Activist priest Fr. Robert Reyes on Sunday chided the government and the Catholic Church hierarchy for using the poor as convenient pawn in their heated debate on the controversial Reproductive Health Bill.
"While both sides argue for or against the RH Bill, the poor watch and ask themselves what the hell are they quarrelling about?" Reyes, known for his social and political activism, said in a statement Sunday.
He added: "What really are both sides of the debate defending, better protecting? The poor? Or is it something else?"
Reyes maintained that most Filipinos are poor because they continue to be jobless whether seasonal or pe...
Keep on reading: Running priest hits gov’t, Church for using poor as pawn in RH bill debate
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