Carlos Celdran

Carlos Celdran's trial is one of the highlights of the fight for the Reproductive Health Bill, which is encountering a ton of opposition from the Catholic Church and other Catholic organizations, even though the people themselves seem to be all for it.

In TV interviews and several published articles, Pro Life Philippines President Eric Manalang lied about the events at Manila Cathedral, when...

Since Carlos Celdran shouted "Damaso!" Filipinos have been echoing his call for secularism -- the separation of church and state. But...

"Damaso!" Carlos shouted. "Damaso!" critics of the CBCP echoed. Retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz waited for Filipino Catholics to reply in their defense....

On September 30, 2010, late in the afternoon, Carlos Celdran did what most of us could only hope to achieve. He a gave voice to the growing number of secularists in the country, a voice to those who are sick of the undue influence the Catholic Church holds over society.

Here in the Philippines, the Catholic Church considers civil disobedience an option in its conflict with the government on the use...

Out on a P6,000 bail, Carlos Celdran is facing charges on "offending religious feelings" under Article 133 of the Revised Penal...

This is dedicated to Carlos Celdran. For taking a stand against the CBCP, he was charged with "notoriously offending religious feelings." A...

I sympathize with the folk who find Carlos Celdran’s actions offensive and unreasonable. But let me suggest, too, that there’s enough unreasonableness to go around, and maybe it didn’t start with Carlos shouting in Manila Cathedral.