CBCP Wants Condom TV Ads Banned — Is the Catholic Church Blind?
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I really cannot understand the position of the Catholic church towards contraception and family planning. I would like to be enlightened on this, but until that time, I think that the Catholic church is being blind, insensitive and hypocritical. All I can think of, at the moment, is that they only want new blood in the church to ensure its survival without regard to the consequences.
I do believe that sex is inevitable, within or outside the sanctity of marriage. I think that abstinence will never work as sex is natural and essential for most animals, humans included. It may work for some but definitely not for everybody. Deprivation might only result to more immoral repercussions.
Just last week, a monastery in southern Germany was raided due to sex abuse claims - http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/03/03/germany.abuse/index.html
And we don't have to go far. Here in the country there were various instances of sexual abuse - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/2116154.stm
I think that people can never be constrained from doing it, but we can definitely be educated on how to do it properly, safely and responsibly, with the option of using contraception available.
There are issues to be addressed.
First is the alarming growth of HIV cases in the country - http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=532064
Also, as of 2009, there are already 92 million of us in this small and poverty-stricken country. We are ranked 12th in the world in terms of population, outnumbering those in other countries which are, by far, 'bigger' both in terms of land area and economy. The result -- worse conditions for all of us.
Why is this a better option for the Catholic church? Why are we depriving people the privilege of knowing the "various methods" they can use?
I am glad that Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral is firm on her stand.. and it is about time that we have such a leader. I hope that the next president, whoever he may be, would share the same view as Cabral. I am very sure that most of us would want have only a family that we can support and yet, enjoy the privilege of life, without sacrificing the health, security and well-being of our loved ones.