Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Official Communication

Title: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Official Communication
Language: English
Source: Boletin Eclesiastico de Filipinas LII (587-588) October-November 1978
Year: 1978
Subject: Catholic Church; Catholic Church -- Bishops' Conference of the Philippines
Rights
Fulltext: CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION August 16, 1978 Re: OPTIONAL COMMUNION IN THE HAND In a secret vote made on the Optional Communion in the hand, the affirmative votes (37) failed to get the needed 2/3 majority votes of the Conference Re: GRODEN METHOD FOR FAMILY PLANNING1 1. See: Bolotin Eclesiastico de Filipinas. 563, October 1976, pp. 718-727. The CBCP has issued the following statement: STUDIES UP TO NOW HAVE SHOWN THAT THE GRODEN METHOD IS CERTAINLY ARTIFICIALLY CONTRACEPTIVE AND MAY EVEN BE ABORTIFACIENT; THEREFORE, THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES DECLARES ITS USE FOR BIDDEN. + CIRILO R. ALMARIO, Jr., D.D. Secretary-General
pages: 571