Abstract
The overarching objective of this paper is to provide a political analysis cum critique of the “Church of the Poor” (COP) discourse of the 1991 Second Plenary Council of the Philippines (PCP II). The entire discussion begins with two incontrovertible facts about the Philippines: first, the majority of its people are Catholic (at least nominally) and second, a significant fraction of its population are living below the poverty line. The convocation of PCP II that consequently pronounced the Philippine Church’s preferential option for the poor was discerned by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in the light of the impoverished condition among so many Filipinos. Has the Philippine hierarchy (CBCP), remained consistent in its thrust 20 years after PCP II? This is what the paper seeks to analyze and discuss.
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