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The Vatican is leaving debates on the recent proposals to legalize divorce in the Philippines up to religious leaders and organizations in the country, according to Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher.
“We as the Holy See, we would obviously encourage Filipino Catholics, particularly their political leaders to listen to their pastors and to try and offer whatever is the best approach to this,” he added. He noted that “there have been no communications between Rome and the local Catholic Church. No diplomatic overtures to the department or to the government” regarding the divorce bill.
“In the coming days, I would presume, because it is an important issue, that they will be discussing that. We will look forward to hearing from the Bishops on this in a matter, which is prime principally of their concern,” he added.
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