oh my GOD
our dear senators and congressman this is worth for investigation maybe you could hit back against our church leaders
Article 1. Marriage is a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and family life.
Matthew 19:4-9
4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’[a] 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’[b]? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
BAGUIO CITY -- Diocese of Baguio-Benguet Bishop Carlito Cenzon has criticized a local Christian church's plan to hold a same-*** mass wedding on June 25 in Baguio City.
The Metropolitan Community Church of Metro Baguio (MCC-Metro Baguio) recently announced the schedule of its free same-*** mass wedding in a still undisclosed location in the city.
MCC-Metro Baguio is composed mostly of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) members and their families.
Rev. Myke Sotero, who leads the local chapter of MCC-Metro Baguio, said more than seven gay and lesbian couples will exchange vows on Saturday.
Sotero is also expecting more couples to join as other chapters of MCC in Quezon City and other parts of the country have also accepted applicants to join the holy union.
But Cenzon said, "Same-*** wedding is wrong and cannot be called a holy union. Naawa tayo sa kanila kasi nagmamahalan sila pero hindi sila pwedeng ikasal. (We pity them, they love each other but they cannot be wed.)"
"Wedding should involve only a woman and a man," the bishop added.
The bishop said a same-*** holy union is an insult to the Roman Catholic Church, adding that local officials should not support activities like this.
But Cenzon said the Church is not discriminating the LGBT community.
However, organizers of the mass wedding insisted that everyone is free to love and God does not discriminate.
Countries that have so far allowed lesbian and gay weddings are Spain, Argentina, Australia, Norway and other Western countries.
The mass wedding on Saturday, dubbed "Kalayaang Umibig, Pag-ibig sa Kalayaan," is one of the highlights of the Baguio Pride Month celebrations.
The LGBT community is also pushing for the passage of the Anti-Discrimination Bill pending in the Housing of Representatives, which is authored by Representative Teddy Casiņo.
Casiņo will also join in the LGBT parade on Saturday, together with LGBT communities, families and friends from nearby provinces. (Sun.Star Baguio) For more local stories, visit
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