I hope there is nothing ominous in this statement. Proponents say we could see a repeat of the Reproductive Health Law which Malacañang succeeded in steamrolling through Congress in 2012 after having failed to get it going for more than 15 years. We are told that because of the changing times, we should not be surprised if something that legislators had opposed for so long should find easy sailing in Congress now. Thomas puts it, we find ourselves debating a divorce proposal that is not grounded on the moral law and does not quite meet the Angelic Doctor's standard. But because not every legislator knows that the law is an ordinance of reason promulgated by those in authority for the common good, as St. George - three noted Princeton scholars - point out that the health and order of society depend on the rearing of healthy, happy and well-integrated children, and that marriage has been the main provider of such children.īecause marriage is "inviolable," according to the Constitution, Congress or parliament is advised not to fiddle with it.
In their book, "What is Marriage?," Sherif Girgis, Ryan T. Marriage is the permanent and exclusive union of one man and one woman for the sake of begetting and rearing of children. Married people have all sorts of problems, but marriage itself has been a social good for most. Among artists, entertainers, intellectuals, journalists, and other members of the cultural elite there may exist a support group, but the majority of married Filipinos remain unconvinced that marriage itself is the problem, and that the solution for it is divorce. It cannot be said that the proposal for divorce has no verifiable support. "What God has joined together, let no man put asunder" is not an empty precept.
The Church has conferred upon marriage the dignity of a sacrament, and if the State does not allow marriage and the family to go unprotected, neither does the Church. Neither the family nor marriage is a political or social creation of the State, but rather a human institution that precedes the State. It is an inviolable social institution and shall be protected by the State. The State recognizes the family as the foundation of the nation, and marriage as the foundation of the family. In the natural order of things, the family exists as the basic unit of society. By signing up with an email address, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
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