{"id":92982,"date":"2017-03-08T01:01:29","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T06:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=92982"},"modified":"2017-03-08T01:01:29","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T06:01:29","slug":"cbcp-saddened-by-passage-of-death-penalty-bill-at-lower-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/08\/cbcp-saddened-by-passage-of-death-penalty-bill-at-lower-house\/","title":{"rendered":"CBCP saddened by passage of death penalty bill at lower house"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_92983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92983\" style=\"width: 762px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1014346_132287943644314_1134075300_n-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92983\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1014346_132287943644314_1134075300_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is standing firm on its opposition to the death penalty. (Photo:  Socrates B. Villegas\/Facebook)\" width=\"762\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1014346_132287943644314_1134075300_n-1.jpg 762w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/1014346_132287943644314_1134075300_n-1-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is standing firm on its opposition to the death penalty. (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/frsocratesvillegas\/photos\/a.132287710311004.1073741824.132285290311246\/132287943644314\/?type=3&amp;theater\">Socrates B. Villegas\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA\u2014The Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is standing firm on its opposition to the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, CBCP president Archbishop Socrates Villegas said they were saddened by the decision of the House of Representatives to approve on third and final reading the bill reviving the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe House of Representatives has given its consent for the State to kill. We, your bishops, are overcome with grief but we are not defeated, nor shall we be silenced,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the midst of Lent, we prepare to celebrate the triumph of Life over Death, and while we grieve that the Lower House has voted for death, our faith assures us that Life will triumph.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Villegas urged Filipinos to continue to express their opposition to the proposed measure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call on all Catholic faithful and all Filipinos who stand for life to continue the spirited opposition to the death penalty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He likewise called on the judiciary to support the Gospel of Life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge Catholic lawyers, judges and jurists to allow the gentleness of the Gospel of Life to illumine their reading and application of the law, so that their service to society as teachers and agents of the law and of justice may bring life,\u201d the CBCP chief said.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, 216 members of the House said &#8216;yes&#8217; to the reimposition of the capital punishment, while 54 lawmakers said &#8216;no&#8217; and one abstained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u2014The Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is standing firm on its opposition to the death penalty. 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