Church blasts abortion

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In its traditional Good Friday Sermon, the Catholic Church lashed out against attempts to liberalize the law on abortion and allow same-sex marriages in the DR. Father Lorenzo Vargas said the church would actively campaign on both these issues among churchgoers. The priests spoke out against injustice, unemployment, violence, organized crime, street crime, drug trafficking, social insecurity, family disintegration and sin. The priests also criticized politicians and government officials for using their jobs to satisfy their private interests and stated that the Constitution, which is currently undergoing reform, should be changed for the benefit of the majority and not particular interest groups, as reported in El Nacional. Finally, the priests spoke out against those who destroy forests and rivers and misuse government funds, leading the nation to an uncertain future. They criticized the fact that the government says it has no money for hospitals or for increasing doctors' wages, while having plenty of resources to campaign for a candidate that once elected does not fulfill any of his promises.
Senator Francisco Dominguez Brito told Hoy that in his opinion abortion would not be a topic to be revised in the Constitution, as it comes under the Penal Code.

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