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Church to train Pro-lifers
5 May 2006—"The faithful become a voice and conscience for a nation, society and family at risk only whey they themselves are guided by Him," Archbishop Paciano Aniceto, Chairman of the CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Family and Life (ECFL) said.
With this, the ECFL and the Legal Office of the CBCP has organized "God is Love and Love is Life," a Pro-Life Training Conference at the Ultra Stadium on June 10-12.
"Pope Benedict XVI declared in his inaugural message, 'My real program of governance is not to do my ideas, but listen, together with the whole Church, to the word and the will of the Lord, to be guided by Him, so that He Himself will lead the Church at this hour of our history,'" the ECFL said in a statement which enthused them to hold the event.
Aniceto said the purpose of the event, in coordination with the Human Life International and Couples for Christ, is to "nurture in the faithful a sense of mission and a commitment to stand for Christian values of life and family."
"This very special conference brings to the Philippines resource persons who play an important role in integral formation and in encouraging the prophetic witnessing so necessary in these times," he said.
Philippine society and the traditional Filipino family face unprecedented challenges which in their complexity and depth defy purely human approaches.
"We the bishops, priests, religious and laity, together commit ourselves to implement the spirit and decrees of the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines (PCP II) in order to inculcate Gospel values in our milieu," he added.
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