2008 Synod of Bishops

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October 14, 2008
Bishop Tagle's Intervention (Complete text)

- H.E. Most. Rev. Luis Antonio G. TAGLE, Bishop of Imus (PHILIPPINES)

The Synod rightly deals with the disposition of listening. In Scriptures, when people listen to God's Word they experience true life. If they refuse, life ends in tragedy. Listening is a serious matter. The Church must form hearers of the Word. But listening is not transmitted only by teaching but more by a milieu of listening. I propose three approaches for deepening the disposition for listening. 1. Our concern is listening in faith. Faith is a gift of the Spirit, yet it also is an exercise of human freedom. Listening in faith means opening one's heart to God's Word, allowing it to penetrate and transform us, and practicing it. It is equivalent to obedience in faith. Formation in listening is integral faith formation. Formation programs should be designed as formation in holistic listening. 2. Events in our world show the tragic effects of the lack of listening: conflicts in families, gaps between generations and nations, and violence. People are trapped in a milieu of monologues, inattentiveness, noise, intolerance and self-absorption. The Church can provide a milieu of dialogue, respect, mutuality and self-transcendence. 3. God speaks and the Church, as servant lends its voice to the Word. But God does not only speak. God also listens especially to the just, widows, orphans, persecuted, and the poor who have no voice. The Church must learn to listen the way God listens and must lend its voice to the voiceless.

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[yuwelywo]

bishop tagle is a very good candidate for papacy

[dhaisse]

So lucky! He's our Bishop........

[urlady21]

@therapeu176 i think that's true. i mean, we should just educate the people so they could make their own choices. no need to force them to use contraceptives. if they don't want it, let them be, but they have to keep in mind that they have to prepare for the consequences. we are not overpopulated. but many of us are really ignorant about it.

[iluvpilipins]

@therapeu176 that is true but another thing to consider

FACT: nature can only support a certain population size (study deeper ECOLOGY). As Christians we must not also forget our role as stewards of the earth and to be humble and respectful in spite of each other's differences. Let us not be arrogant.

"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."Big percentage of natural scientists believe in God :)

[iluvpilipins]

I agree with you.

Our church also taught another means of controlling reproduction by natural means like the rhythm method, though I do not see it's difference from using a condom when both aim to prevent fertilization, in fact, condoms can prevent STDs. One can use a condom and be faithful. But if one can abstain, no problem :D

[urlady21]

a future Papabile, perhaps? :)

[BboyJuice98]

Ang RH-Bill ay para lang sa mga tigang na hindi mapagpigil hahaha.

Mga PRO-RH TIGANG TIGANG TIGANG hahahaha

[jontibloom]

@therapeu176 Just to get you up to speed on world events, China recognised the urgent need to limit population growth and has for the last 20 year a policy of population control with sex education, freely available contraception & the 1 child policy. I am guessing here...but I dont think that you have 6 7 or more children. You are middle class with access to many most of life's luxuries.You have a computer and access to the internet. How many Filipinos have that. Hmmmm do as I say not as I do.

[therapeu176]

@jontibloom try to consider china...china is one of the most populated country but they where able to rise....as i have said population is not really the problem...let us try to see the real problem is before we create a solution and rh bill is not the solution,its all about business!!! Filipinos are human, they can control their sexual desire if they will exercise their being human...could you imagine if there is free sex?no self sacrifice, no sense of value, no sense of dignity....

[jontibloom]

@therapeu176 So you are saying that a country with a populaion of fast approaching 100 million when it was only 30 million 50 years ago is not overpopulated ....then you really are either stupid or devoid of any human compassion. So let me get this right ; your plan is to keep the majority of the population in ignorance and poverty, unable to plan their family size by withholding their access to a simple device, the condom ?