Like what the Bible says

We’re in for some serious trouble over this pestering reproductive health (RH) issue.

Over the weekend, officials of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) claimed their members are willing to “go to jail” for their cause, which is actually to see the “abortion” of the RH Bill in the 15th congress. For God’s sake! Whose gonna deliver the sermons on Sundays? Would anyone bother to attend church services inside jails?

Well, this is only among the issues arising from the unfolding RH drama. Nevertheless, I am morally obliged to believe that “willing to go to jail” threat. Lest, I’d be excommunicated if I laugh over it. Ha-ha-ha!

Did anyone know that US and London-based foundations had put up a $100 billion warchest for the global RH campaign? American Brian Clowes, who is a director of Human Life International and one of the organizers of the recently-held 17th Asia-Pacific Congress on Faith and Family, disclosed that foreign groups had been bankrolling efforts to “to sideline the church.” You mean, the Church has many sidelines? Just kidding.

According to Clowes, and this I also wrote today in my two Tagalog columns, The RH campaign is funded and written by groups such as the Center for Reproductive Rights, from Wall Street in New York City, and by groups like the International Planned Parenthood Federation based in London.

With this in mind, our priests have one determined and powerful enemy. The tithes and donations they receive are just a speck of RH proponents’ warchest.

Clowes even added that the US government had allotted $100 billion for population control 20 years ago. Surely, I’m not taking the information hook, line and sinker. But it did raise my eyebrows somehow.

Not to be outdone, the CBCP came up with a genius idea. To personally convince each congressman to vote against the RH bill. “Man to man, one on one, one priest per congressman.”

My hats off to CBCP president and Surigao Bishop Nereo Odchimar. Between these congressmen and you, father, I believe you’re closer to God. And I’m not kidding this time.

With a determined church battling an equally determined RH advocates, I think we’re about to witness what the Bible describes as the “ultimate battle between good and evil.”

Cool.