#yestodivorce

[pajedi]

We are currently in the 19th Congress of the Philippines. The Divorce bill is about to reach the 2nd reading in both Senate and House of Reps. This is the perfect timing to show them HOW MANY are open-minded and especially waiting for the Divorce to pass into law. If it fails, then it could take another 3yrs or more to have the current achievement that it has reached today. Help us gather the number of those who always says that they are YES TO DIVORCE. Help us find for them the long-overdue freedom that they deserve. Be Counted! Back our campaign for the reinstitution of Divorce law in the Philippines for the Filipinos.

[joshua-romero1]

I say YES to Divorce in the Philippines, a predominantly Catholic nation.

A nation that is extensively overwhelmed by Roman Catholic values. Catholic by beliefs, dissembled by virtues.

Here comes the “religious” people saying, we must bolster the sanctity of marriage, for love will bridge the matrimonial and relationship gap between the couple and heal those broken wounds. Well, try saying this to a battered and abused woman/wife, or to a child who witnesses a culture of that toxicity. Let’s see where that insensitivity of yours will take you.

I remember one time, My mom told me, ”separation of your dad and I, creates a healthy space. Whereas time passes by, we cultivate no room for hate and anger.” When I was a kid, I really don’t understand it. But the agony that she doesn’t let me see and the experience is palpable. Surely, love unites two as one and it’s one of the reasons why we are on this planet, but if love is as empty as a black hole, there is always suffering.

I was born, raised, and lived the culture of Christianity my entire life. But my call for support in favor of the divorce bill means social justice is taking over my spirituality. Wives/Husband who is victimized by toxicity in their marriage are not responsible for initiating these talks. I say #YEStoDivorce as it gives both parties the chance to survive. A handful of people, may not understand my standpoint, because as a child, they don’t understand the magnitude of what I’ve lost.

[pajedi]

Non-divorced Catholics need to be careful of assumptions, to discard any trace of judgment toward the divorced. Since I have "been there, done that" when it comes to being judgmental, I can address this issue personally. It is too easy for those who have never experienced the desperation and sorrow of a failed marriage to believe that "they could have done something to save it." Let me assure you, the divorced Catholics I know (including myself) are spiritual, forgiving people who are committed to family and to the institution of marriage. And they did all they could to save their marriages. It is time for all of us in the Church to stop judging the divorced.

Seven Things Catholics Should Know about Divorce

Susan K. Rowland | June 2017, St. Anthony Messenger

[pajedi]