i dont think that the church has something to do with this. realistically, these people couldn't afford artificial birth controls such as pills or stuff like that. Their daily income that's normally USD2.00 is not even sufficient enough to feed them. So every cent is as crucial as life and death. the only issue we can somehow throw against the church is that they dont do much about the problem. they keep talking about it and pushing people to pity the poor and that we should all reach out and help. but are they? the church confine themselves inside their walls. sure they do charitable missions but obviously those are not enough. catholic churches are seen everywhere in the phils. and every church has its priest and his assistants. if only they would do something about the community around their church. preaching alone is not enough. to lead by example is the best way to influence people. i hope that they could fulfill their spiritual calling not by praying and devoting themselves to the lord alone. they will serve a better purpose if they would go out and start giving other people some paradigm shift towards life. <br><br>Post edited by: jacques08, at: 2007/07/16 07:26