OPINION | The quest for truth saddens Marcos camp [Musings By Oscar P. Lagman, Jr.] READ:
As men and women of the cloth, they should be more circumspect, refrain from openly meddling with politics and stop making reckless imputation or statement that only serves as a spiritual, moral, social and cultural poison.”
“The present state of division among us due to politics, is unfortunate. Yet, we hope all of us consider the common good as foremost concern. Let us respect one another — not giving in to hatred and rash judgments. Let us diligently seek the truth that we may do what is right and avoid evil. “Many of us, Bishops, were witnesses of the injustice and cruelty of Martial Law. And up until now, the human rights abuses, the victims, the corruption, the grave debt and economic downturn of the country due to dictatorship are all well-documented. Again, we did not make these up. These are all written in our history.
But separation of church and state simply means the state or government should not officially recognize or favor any one religion or church and should remain neutral toward all religions. The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines declares, “No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed.
The idea of the separation of church and state came about during the period of the Protestant Reformation. Monarchical absolutism, which is the King having absolute authority over state and religious matters, became widespread in Western Europe in the 15centuries. Monarchs ruled by the idea of divine right, that the King ruled both his own kingdom and the church within his territory.
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