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From the Archives: The Light of the Gospel on Public Issues

Written as part of a collection commemorating the tenth anniversary of the EDSA event, this lengthy article reviews the interaction of the church with the Philippine state during that period, against the background both of the church’s own self-understanding and of the Philippine Constitution of 1987. It notes the efforts…

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Illusions of Influence: Clerical Partisan Engagement during the 2022 Election

Eric Marcelo O. Genilo, SJ is a professor of Moral Theology at the Loyola School of Theology. He sits on the Board of Trustees of the John J. Carroll Institute on Church and Social Issues (ICSI), but his views in this article do not necessarily represent, and should not be…

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Can government promote natural family planning?

The recent Supreme Court decision on the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 has charted a middle ground. On one hand, the Court ruled that the law was “not unconstitutional.” On the other hand, it struck down provisions that would have infringed on freedom of conscience. How then…

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