"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.
If the Catholic Church is indeed the sole keeper of the truth as it pertains to the mystery of the supernatural, though I contend that they are not, their pronouncements reflect the desires of the creator of the universe himself. From this, we must understand that Catholics are simply not allowed the freedom to pick and choose which of God's commandments to follow.
I write primarily for two reasons: To present accurate data to a topic, and to call out poorly made arguments, and those who make them. Today, you get to see me do both.