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Will P-Noy make love and not war?
By Al S. Mendoza
ENOUGH of the gobbledygook.
So, what’s the buzz?
To get to the point, then.
P-Noy wants the reproductive bill done. That’s been his line all along.
Even before the May 10 election, P-Noy was for it.
In the heat of the May 10 polls campaign, P-Noy was for it.
After he won the presidency, P-Noy has said it in no small terms: He was still for it.
Otherwise, he would have immediately said, “No, I’m not for the reproductive bill anymore.”
Did he blink, as one newspaper said?
Did he make a 360-degree turn, a la Michael Jordan doing a pirouette shot in his heyday?
As of this writing, he hasn’t.
But will he soon make a U-Turn?
I mean, will he soon change his mind and back down?
In street lingo, the reproductive bill, once passed into law, means it’s legal to prevent pregnancy through artificial means, like women taking anti-conception pills or men using condoms before making love.
P-Noy said, “I believe in anyone’s stand to choose what he likes. I am pro-life, but I respect everyone’s wish to chart his future.”
Simply put, P-Noy is pro-reproductive bill. He will sign it into law once Congress has finally approved it.
But the Roman Catholic Church is adamant. As always.
“No” has been the Church’s answer to the bill from Day One.
And if it’s the Church talking, making a stand, that position is literally irreversible.
Historically, the President is almost forced to listen, to give some weight on almost every decision the Church makes, or we will cease to become the biggest Catholic country in Asia – the third largest, I guess in the whole Christian world.
The question is, can P-Noy take the risk of defying the Church and sticking to his belief supporting the reproductive bill?
Which means it’s OK with him for us to use contraceptives or condoms, or other artificial means to stop pregnancy?
If so, that’s an all-out declaration of war against the Church.
Can P-Noy afford that? Make war and not love?
Can he stand another storm buffeting his infant presidency, coming at the heels of that tragic hostage bloodbath at the Luneta that shamed us on the world stage?
Should P-Noy decide to fight the Church on the reproductive bill issue, it could be it. Bye.
You all know how powerful the Roman Catholic Church is in this country.
We are 90 million strong now, and probably about 85 million are Catholics.
If P-Noy will stand his ground, I dread the outcome of his belligerence.
Will Cardinal Sin rise from the grave, with Tita Cory not far behind?
That will be the day.
