Intellectual Honesty

Reposted from my comment to a friend's link:

http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/editorial/view/20101126-305535/Becoming-human

Much as I hate it when RH bill opponents spout outdated evidence about the harmfulness of contraceptives (cancer etc. Modern contraceptives [except abortifacients] are just about as biologically harmful as any other kind of drug....), the whole premise of the article is dangerously silly. Pope BXVI quote taken horrendously out of context. 'the Pope now says using condoms can, in some cases, be “a first step in the direction of a moralization, a first assumption of responsibility"' --> refers to male prostitutes with HIV who are *deliberately* infecting their clients without full disclosure, plus those incidents where the use of a condom is intended to protect against disease (but, always in the context that sex for Catholics is only correct and moral whenever it's 1) within marriage and 2) with one partner of the opposite sex). There is no "titanic shift" in "his thinking" and to say that is just plain ridiculous.

I don't know if you're pro or anti or whatever (I'm anti myself), so I don't know your intent in posting this link, pero maaaan, nakakairita ang articles na walang intellectual honesty to completely ignore the context of the people it's quoting. It further muddies the issue of the RH bill and makes intelligent debate impossible.