CATHOLIC CHURCH OPPOSITION TO THE NOLI-FILI BILL Flashcards
CATHOLIC CHURCH OPPOSITION TO THE NOLI-FILI BILL
Senator Mariano
Cuenco
Senator Francisco
Rodrigo
Senator Decoroso
Rosales
SENATOR SOC RODRIGO
The bill was an attempt to discredit the
Catholic Religion.
Senator Mariano
Cuenco
Inimical to the tenets of the faith to
which 170 lines in Noli and 50 lines in El
Fili were offensive to the Catholic
doctrine.
Senator Mariano
Cuenco
believed that the
approval of the bill
will lead to the
closure of all the
Catholic schools all
throughout the
country.
Senator Decoroso
Rosales
The bill might divide the nation.
Senator Mariano
Cuenco
Would affect the
number of Catholics
in the Philippines
Senator Decoroso
Rosales
They presented a false picture of
conditions in the country at that time
and it contains error in the church
doctrine
Senator Francisco
Rodrigo
(books) Compulsion to read something
against one’s faith impaired freedom
of speech and religious freedom
Senator Francisco
Rodrigo
Let us not create a
conflict between nationalism and religion, the government and the church.“
SENATOR SOC RODRIGO
These two loves
are no conflicting loved.
SENATOR SOC RODRIGO