The baptism of children of two married Catholic priests in Lambunao, Iloilo caught the attention of the netizens resulting in different point of views on social media.
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Wearing their liturgical vestments, Fr. Hector Canto and Fr. Jose Elmer Cajilig attended the baptismal that was held at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapel in Lambunao town together with the family members, friends and parishioners of the three priests.
Fr. Hector Canto has three other children. Fr. Jesus Siva has two sons while Fr. Cajilig has three children with his 27-year-old partner.
But for Siva, the centuries-old celibacy rule should end, as many children were suffering and growing up without fathers.
"Baptizing the children is giving them dignity. After all, they have done no wrong," he said.
According to several commentators:
Jabbar: "If the Church says go and multiply, how come the priests are forbidden to do so?"
tynejr: I am a Catholic. I believe there should be proper reforms. But for a priest to blame the Church’s law on Celibacy is really an act of “I-made-a-mistake-and therefore-the rest-of-you-should-adjust-to-me” selfishness. After all, no one is forced to become a priest. And way before one becomes a priest, he knows that there are rules. It is simple: If you cannot live by the rules, then do not become a priest. They are welcome to leave the priesthood without fear of excommunication. They should not use the phrase “I want to serve the Lord…” as an excuse. They can still serve the Lord – priest or not.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) gave the three Ilonggo priests legal authority to officiate weddings on July 14 last year.
They established the Compania de los Padres de Familia (Padres de Capilla) Inc. in Lambunao town four years ago. The group has five members to date but only Canto, Siva and Cajilig are allowed to officiate weddings.
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