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Early this morning, the archbishop of Lingayen Dagupan and present Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines published a guidelines on the COMPASSIONATE USE of cannabis or commonly known as Marijuana. I would like to share this to you by reposting the statement of the CBCP . Veritas Kapanalig published it a day ahead as can be seen in this site . Here it is: SOME of our Catholic faithful have come to us their bishops to seek moral guidance on the so called “compassionate use of cannabis or marijuana”. In the spirit of pastoral concern, we respond gladly to the expressed need for moral guidance. Our Competence What lies within the competence of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines to make statements on, and what lies beyond must be made clear. When a question of right and wrong, an issue of the ethical as against the unethical is raised, the Church, as prophetic, must exercise its teaching office and must offer the faithful guidance and instruction. ...

Yesterday, one of the Philippine National Police officers came to my office asking me to sign papers containing reports of the barangay within my jurisdiction concerning the use, manufacture and selling of illegal drugs such as marijuana and shabu. I told him that I could not sign it immediately because I do not have a clear data concerning this matter. I asked them to give me two week from yesterday to decide on this matter. So, before I end my Mass today this early morning, I asked the congregation whether they have sufficient information concerning this matter so that I will not led astray on my decision. I told them that I will announce this also on Sunday masses to have an enough participation from my parishioners. Right after the Mass, parishioners from three of my barangay have already spoken of the presence of at least illegal drug pushers and illegal drug users. I have a total of fifteen barangays here in Bay, laguna, Philippines Blogs commenting Fr. Jessie's post