Anti-RH bill advocates turn to Twitter to get Pope's support
With four days to go before the controversial Reproductive Health bill is put to a vote on third and final reading, opponents of the proposed measure are taking to Twitter to get the support of no less than Pope Benedict XVI.
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines on Thursday said the anti-RH bill tweeps are asking the Pope for his prayers for the non-passage of the bill.
An article posted early Thursday on the CBCP news site said one tweep, “The Prolife Dad” (@prolifedad), asked the Pope to “please remember in a special way the Philippines! #NoToRHBill.”
It said another tweep asked Benedict XVI to pray for the Philippines "as we face this Spiritual battle against RH bill.”
Benedict XVI posted his first tweet on his official Twitter account, where he blessed his more than 600,000 followers.
"Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart," he said.
Mons. Paul Tighe, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, described the event as "an extraordinary moment," the Vatican news site said.
The Vatican news site quoted Tighe as saying the attention to the event within the “Twitter-sphere” itself was "quite impressive," with the first tweet getting "more than 2,000 re-tweets in under two minutes."
Earlier Thursday, the House of Representatives approved the RH bill on second reading, by a vote of 113 to 104.
The Catholic Church has been vocal against the passage of the RH bill because of its provisions allowing artificial contraception. The Church favors natural means of family planning. — LBG, GMA News
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