Lingayen Archbishop Oscar Cruz, the National Appellate Matrimonial Tribunal head, said in a recent television interview that the Church would not allow the couple's union.
Archbishop Cruz told Studio 23's "Iba Balita ni Anthony Taberna" on Monday, April 4, that the main issue against the wedding was not the Muslim rites administered to the couple but the fact that under Islamic law, the husband is allowed to have more than one wife.
Archbishop Cruz told Studio 23's "Iba Balita ni Anthony Taberna" on Monday, April 4, that the main issue against the wedding was not the Muslim rites administered to the couple but the fact that under Islamic law, the husband is allowed to have more than one wife.
"Ang balakid po diyan, hindi yung kinasal siya [Robin and Mariel] sa Muslim rites. Ang balakid po diyan, ang simbahan, tulad ng maraming simabahang Kristiyano, isa nga diyan ang Katoliko, para sa kanya ang kasal ay para sa isang babae, isang lalake. Tapos ang kwento, panghabang buhay. Eh dun po sa mga Muslim karaniwan sa kanila…naniniwala na ang isang lalake pwedeng dalawa ang asawa tatlo hanggang apat. Sa simbahan hindi pwede ikasal yun pagka't yung kasal na ganun ay walang bisa. Anumang relihiyon para makasal kayo sa simbahan kailangan maniwala kayo sa kanyang aral. Isang lalake, isang babae pang habang buhay. Pag po kayo naniwala na ang isang lalake ay katumbas ng dalawang babae o tatlong babae ay hindi na po pwede yan," the archbishop said.
"Marami naman pong Muslim na hindi ganun ang paniniwala. Basta ang sabi lamang ng simbahan, ang paniniwala ng Muslim igagalang ko, isa, dalawa tatlo ang asawa pero igalang din naman ang doktrina ng mga simbahang Kristiyano, isa na nga diyan ang Catholic Church," he added.
Archbishop Cruz added that even if Padilla swears that this marriage with Rodriguez will be his very last, the Church still won't approve their marriage.
"Titingnan po yung una niyang kasal kung yun po ay may bisa o kung paano man pero hindi naman po agad sasabihin na komo 'Ako'y sa ikalawang kasal hihinto na ako,' hindi naman kaagad ay areglado na. Titingnan po yung una niyang kasal kung yun po ay pwedeng sabihin na walang saysay o meron."
He said the couple should forgo plans for a Catholic wedding.
"Masasabi ko pong hindi po papayagan eh. Hindi po kung ano ang gusto nila at kung ano yung plano nila, hindi po pwedeng ganapin ang kasal na ganun ang paniniwala ng isa sa kanila."
Padilla and Rodriguez surprised the public when they announced they tied the knot through Muslim rites at a mosque in India in August last year.
In a recent interview aired on ABS-CBN, Rodriguez confirmed that she and Padilla are already planning their Catholic wedding. Reports say Bianca Gonzales and Toni Gonzaga will be her bridesmaids and that celebrity stylist Pin Antonio will be one of the principal sponsors.
Reposted from OMG! Philippines News Blog
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