THE BATTLE FOR LIFE, FAMILY AND FAITH IN THE PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT

RH Law versus LIFE RH Law versus FAMILY RH Law versus our FAITH
Our Constitution is a defender of life and the family, including the religious convictions of spouses in all aspects of family life. That is why the highest court of the Philippines is now being asked to review the RH law and confirm if Congress still respects the limitations and demands imposed upon it by the Constitutionlimitations and demands that are meant to protect the ideals and aspirations of the Sovereign Filipino People.

The Purpose of Government and Laws On 18 January 1901, Pope Leo XIII issued his famous Encyclical on Christian Democracy, Graves de Communi, wherein he described Christian Democracy not as a specific type of government, but rather as a name for a beneficient Christian action on behalf of the people. If a society is to merit the name of a Christian Democracy, how should such a society be characterized? We now look to the description given by Pope Pious XI in his Encyclical, Divini Redemptoris, of a well-ordered society wherein each individual member, that is to sayeach individual man and woman in the dignity of human personalityis supplied with all that is necessary for the exercise of his/her functions. This gives us a working definition of Christian Democracy: a society in which the Godgiven dignity and destiny of every human person is fully recognized, in laws, government and human conduct. 13 Petitions against the RH Law We all know that the RH Law was passed through a democratic process where a majority vote determines if a law will be enacted or not. We also know that when Congress enacts a law and the President signs it, it means the President is committed to implement the law using all the powers of government and taxpayers money. But what exactly did President Aquino commit the government to do when he signed the RH Law? What did President Aquino commit taxpayers money to fund each year under the RH Law? That is what the 13 petitions will be presenting to the Supreme Court on July 9. The Supreme Court, being the final interpreter of the Constitution, has the duty to determine whether the RH Law is good lawgood, in the sense that it follows the Constitution as regards the constitutional duty of the State to: 1. Protect life and health, particularly the life and health of the unborn and of women;

2. Protect the sanctity of the family; 3. Protect the moral-spiritual well-being of youth; 4. Support parents in the exercise of their right to guide the moral development of their children and to raise their family based on their religious convictions; 5. Respect religious beliefs. These are only a few of the constitutional issues to be confronted by the Supreme Court as it is called to raise the Constitution into its rightful place in our system of government being the highest law of the land which Congress cannot disregard by a simple majority vote. What can we do on July 9 and onwards? Our pro-life attorneys have been preparing for this legal battlea battle that is not so much ours, but Gods, as it is the God-given life and dignity of the human person that is at stake, as well as the moral foundations of the nation that promote and protect God-given life on earth. With this, we pray that we stand together spiritually as we enter this stage where the future of the nations soul will depend on the wisdom of fifteen Justices of the Supreme Court who will decide the constitutionality of the RH Law. In the end, the virtue of hope should sustain us as we are guided by Gods word in Isaiah 40:8Though the grass withers, the flower wilts, but the word of our God stands forever. We know the Truth will prevail. Until then, we will not waver in our efforts to bring our laws in unison with what God has planned.
From the St. Thomas More Law Center

There will be a Eucharistic Celebration scheduled on July 9, 9:00 am at the Shrine of Nuestra Seora de Guia (Ermita) to be followed by a prayer vigil in front of the Supreme Court in Padre Faura. White will be the color of the day as we constantly seek the intercession of Mary, our Blessed Mother and Mediatrix of all Grace.