THE Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) agrees with President Benigno Aquino 3rd that Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile should not be committed to the custodial center in Camp Crame or to any ordinary jail for humanitarian reasons.

Fr. Melvin Castro, executive secretary of the CBCP’s Episcopal Commission on Family and Life, said the Sandiganbayan should grant house arrest to Enrile, who is 90 years old.

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