Salient points in
Senator Santiago’s
“The Primacy of Conscience in Catholic Theology”
By Joaquin Salvador
By Joaquin Salvador
(Part 1)
Imagine, Senator Miriam Santiago joined the plenary assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference in the Philippines (CBCP) and confronted the bishops with their own teachings, arguing the primacy of conscience in Catholic theology. Who among the bishops would stand up to rebut her?
Imagine, Senator Miriam Santiago joined the plenary assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference in the Philippines (CBCP) and confronted the bishops with their own teachings, arguing the primacy of conscience in Catholic theology. Who among the bishops would stand up to rebut her?
In this article I will be pondering
on some salient points in Senator Miriam Santiago’s co-sponsorship speech on RH
Bill, part 1: “The primacy of conscience in Catholic theology.”
I.
Defining the field.
Senator Santiago told us about the status of the bill pending before the Senate with a strong
opposition from the Catholic church and asked us to consider the following facts:
