SAGIP party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman had a discussion over the phrase ’till death to us part’ in relation to House Bill 9349 which is the Absolute Divorce bill.
Marcoleta’s position is divorse is not allowed in the bible quoting the phrase ’till death do us part.’ Lagman then said the said phrase is non-existent and cannot be found in the bible.
“Itong ’till death do us part’, eh wala naman ito sa Bibliya. And I would challenge the distinguished Marcoleta to point to the Bible whether there is such a term there or a phrase there…wala po,” said Lagman.
Marcoleta insisted that it can be found in the Bible and quoted 1 Corinthians7:39.
“I’m citing 1st Corinthians, Chapter 7, Verse 39, which reads, and I quote, ‘A woman is obligated to stay in her marriage as long as her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she’s free to marry whomever she wants, only it should be believer in the Lord,” Marcoleta said.
““So, till death to us part talaga. Kailangang mamatay po yung isa, para lang makapag-asawa ka pa ng iba,” added Marcoleta.
But Lagman disagreed and said “In fact, what he said was only with respect to the woman, not to the husband…that is completely different from till death do us part, which is addressed to both the husband and the wife.”
Marcoleta defended his position and said he didn’t expect Lagman wanting to find the phrase ’till death to us’ verbatim in the Bible.
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