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THE launching of the local edition of Playboy, a
popular international adult magazine, was criticized on Thursday by
a senior member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar
Cruz said the launching of the local edition of Playboy shows the
declining “moral values and system” among the present
generation.
“It means to say that we are
drifting away from the morality and these are indications that we
failed to inculcate the right value system among our people,” Cruz
said in an interview.
The prelate said the launching of
the Playboy Philippine Edition and the proliferation of similar
magazines today shows the people’s neglect of the Ten
Commandments.
“I think this is an indication
that we have gone farther from the commandments of God, thou shall
not desire somebody who is not your wife or something,” Cruz said.
“In fact, to show you how far
we have been going through right now is this condom thing [that’s]
is all over the radio and TV… formerly it was not even mentioned,
but now its there [on radio and TV],” he added.
The Pangasinan prelate added that
there’s a lot of work to be done to uplift morality in the
country. But sadly the people have not done their part of the
bargain.
“There are those perhaps who
have not done their task of inculcating moral values in their kids.
So far as Christian morality is concerned. I think we are losing
it,” Cruz said.
--Anthony Vargas
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