What was revealing about the CBCP's whitewashing of its continuing history of homophobia was that when the article was first published, they called on "homos to come out." The article was later revised with the more politically-correct headline of "Bishops urge homosexuals not to be afraid."
Last Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, the Filipino Freethinkers and fellow pro-Reproductive Health (RH) groups under the Reproductive Health Advocacy Network (RHAN)...
"...if we cannot come up with any such argument (that will be convincing on the unacceptability of artificial contraception), then let us humbly admit that our opposition is sectarian in nature and credal in origin. Then we will also realize what we can and cannot rightfully demand of the State."