Here is the scan of the actual letter. Thanks to Ishmael.
Dear Bishops, Monsignori, Reverend Fathers and the Laity:
Greetings of peace in the Lord Jesus Christ!
The fundamental love of Filipinos for family and life is under serious threat today. Being the last country standing against the vicious attacks of powers in connivance with law makers, we see the urgent need now to stop the attack by the proposed RH Bill on our valued culture of life. This orchestration instigated by those against life, local and foreign, has to be stopped. We shall all stand united against the assault on life and its values.
On March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation, also the Day of the Unborn Children, we invite all who value life, family and life values to join the Prayer Hour at the Quirino Grandstand (Luneta). We all believe that you will be one to deliver the message that our country will never allow the repressive RH Bill to be passed. The CBCP has made it clear in its Pastoral Letter that the RH Bill does not promote reproduction nor maternal health and destroys the family.
The Mass starts at 4:30 in the afternoon. We invite you to come and pray for unity of hearts in faith and love.
In the love of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, my paternal blessings.
Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, D.D.
Archbishop of Manila
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I AM SO BEHIND THE CARDINAL - ARCHBISHOP ON THIS ONE!
And for Fisher.
You call this move of defending life as fiery as an Islamic terrorist!
Yup, dear TPC readers. Somebody branded me that I write fiercely in defense of life against contraception and abortion as if I am like an Islamic terrorist!
Someone who defends life is compared to a murderous group of lunatics.
And that blogger loves inculturation and derides the Traditional Latin Mass calling the reform of the reform "a romantic retreat to the less intelligible old days".
But I digress...
This is about standing up as one for life! Show them the numbers!
Your Eminence, I offer you my sword in service!
Onward Christian soldiers!
Vivat Jesus!
Wow! Protecting the unborn and standing up for life is now considered terrorist acts? These people are indeed mad.
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