Lawmaker hits ‘hypocrisy’ over divorce

MANILA, Philippines — Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Sunday called out the family-based ministry Couples for Christ (CFC) over what he described as its “religious hypocrisy” on the issue of divorce.

“Let us stop the religious hypocrisy being spread by the Couples for Christ that, because of human weakness, the Philippines must not enact a divorce law but instead mend broken marriages,” Lagman, one of the key proponents of the absolute divorce bill in the House of Representatives, said in a statement.

Lawmaker hits ‘hypocrisy’ over divorce Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA MANILA, Philippines — Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Sunday called out the family-based ministry Couples for Christ (CFC) over what he described as its “religious hypocrisy” on the issue of divorce. “Let us stop the religious hypocrisy being spread by the Couples for Christ that, because of human weakness, the Philippines must not enact a divorce law but instead mend broken marriages,” Lagman, one of the key proponents of the absolute divorce bill in the House of Representatives, said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT “It is precisely because of human frailties like marital abuse, infidelity, and abandonment, among other mortal weaknesses, that marriages are totally destroyed beyond repair,” he said.

READ: Couples for Christ to gov’t: Don’t weaken marriage through divorce law.

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