A Church leader has expressed concern that the divorce bill advocated by the Gabriela party-list “will weaken the institution of marriage in the country.” “The teachings of the Catholic Church do not favor divorce as we adhere to the belief that ‘what God has put together let no man put asunder.’ Divorce spawns a host of problems especially for children. Divorce weakens the institution of marriage,” stressed Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos. “Already we see many families being separated by work as in the case of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). With divorce, there will be more loosening of commitment. We admit that marriage is not easy but with divorce, more couples will enter into it with less thought and discernment because they see an easy way out,” added the chairman of the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People. Instead, the prelate advised couples to focus on qualities that [...]
