As an American who has visited the Phil 8 times i am always interested in how the people of the Phil look upon their less fortunate bretheren. Some of my chatmates tell me anyone there can help themselves by just applying themselves and trying hard to improve their life. Others seem to blame the goverment for their plight. My personal opinion is that the Catholic Church has to accept some blame for their insistance that their members do not use any artificial birth control and thus so many children are born to parents who can hardly feed themselves much less give a better life to their children. I just wonder if anyone has asked the Church about this issue and if so what is their reply.