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| Supporters of the RH bill in a rally outside the office of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines in Manila |
A CATHOLIC priest has set off a rumpus when he urged churchgoers during his homily to leave if they were supporters of the controversial reproductive health (RH) bill.
The remarks made by Father Jose Vernon “JV” Ilano while he was celebrating Mass last week were recorded by a churchgoer on a mobile phone. The recording found its way to the local ABS-CBN Baguio television network.
Father Ilano spoke out against the RH proponents during a noon Mass he celebrated on April 10 at the Baguio Cathedral. He mentioned former Akbayan party lawmaker Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel — who was neither in the church nor in Baguio at the time — as among the measure’s supporters.
ABS-CBN in a report on its website quoted the priest as saying in a mix of Filipino and English: “If there is anyone in the Mass here who are pro-RH bill…please, go out. It’s useless.”
“What is this Mass for if you are pro-RH bill? What is going to Church for if you’re pro-RH bill?” Ilano was also quoted as saying.
It was not known if any of the churchgoers actually left the cathedral.
Report from Inquirer.Net
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