Divorce: An orchestrated war against the Filipino family.

The church authorities called Divorce as a “orchestrated war against the Filipino family.”

Oscar V. Cruz, a retired archbishop who is now the leading church voice against the bill, said Filipino Catholics should not be ashamed that they are global holdouts on divorce.

“That is a distinction that we should all be very proud of,” Archbishop Cruz said. “It says that we are not one of those who believe the family can be destroyed.”

Even with the greater attention to the Philippines’ isolation on this issue after the Malta vote, the bill is not expected to be approved soon. Catholic leaders have vowed to campaign hard against it. Opponents in Congress say they will fight it all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. Rufus Rodriguez, a conservative congressman, called the bill unconstitutional and divorce unnecessary.

                Obviously, the sanctity of family in the Philippines is given much importance to by the Church authorities and some of the personalities in the government. The church says that it this distinction between other countries who actually legalized divorce is something to be proud of. Divorce is war against the family. It is a war that is to be fought by those who are against the divorce bill and those who are fighting for it. This is a constant battle between the Church and the Gabriela party that is being discussed almost every day by the media. It is much like a constant battle between the good and the bad. The good ones are supposed to be the Church authorities and the bad ones are the Gabriela party people. That’s how society perceives it, that’s how society is. Society dictates to us what not to do and what we should do. This has been the case ever since democracy was born, but people have the choice to follow or not to follow. Ever since the Spaniards went here to supposedly make life better for the ancient Filipino people, they pushed religion to us. They have acquired the Filipino people’s trust and made them pray to a higher power named God. They made us Bible believers and up until now, it has been part of our tradition ever since. I am very altruistic when it comes to the welfare of other people. In this case, Divorce has been passed on by a group of women because of their own reasonable terms. As a woman, it is possible to get into an abusive relationship and men are bound to be the one who abuses and the woman is the victim. This crime can only lead to two things, divorce or toleration. Women tend to tolerate things, but when pushed further and further that’s when they will flip. Women have rights as well, and the government is always on call when it comes to women’s rights.

                The Philippines is concerned of their image as the only Vatican country that is against the idea of divorce, this very detrimental for those women who are involved in an abusive, unfaithful marriage.