World's Busiest Maternity Hospital - in Manila.

[grahamw48]

Something else they failed to mention about the use of contraception ... that the church frowns upon it!!

They did mention at one point that contraception was expensive/difficult to access, which is total rubbish.

The Catholic church have a lot to answer for as far as overpopulation and poverty are concerned.

Of course even in this country there are plenty who moan about how poor they are, but seem to have given no thought to the fact that perhaps waiting until they could AFFORD to have children might not have been a bad idea.

[Michael Parnham]

They did mention at one point that contraception was expensive/difficult to access, which is total rubbish.

The Catholic church have a lot to answer for as far as overpopulation and poverty are concerned.

Of course even in this country there are plenty who moan about how poor they are, but seem to have given no thought to the fact that perhaps waiting until they could AFFORD to have children might not have been a bad idea.

The Catholic church encourage people to have big families because they need future generations to keep giving money to the church, more babies more money!

[gWaPito]

The Catholic church encourage people to have big families because they need future generations to keep giving money to the church, more babies more money!

I, for the life of me can't see what the church has to do with it...actually contraception was mentioned in the programme. ..It stated that it was unaffordable for the impoverished. ..The very people having these enormous families. ..you ask these big families why they have so many children. ..I'll bet you the reasons given will have nothing to do with the Catholic Church.

Any church frowns against divorce but folks nowadays in the west easily give in to it. .such is the ease of the process.

[Jamesey]

I, for the life of me can't see what the church has to do with it

The Catholic Church has EVERYTHING to do with this. The Philippine Government has tried to bring in a reproductive health bill that has been vehemently opposed by the Catholic Church.

Their attitude is disgraceful and is one of the main factors holding the back economic development in the Philippines.

[gWaPito]

The Catholic Church has EVERYTHING to do with this. The Philippine Government has tried to bring in a reproductive health bill that has been vehemently opposed by the Catholic Church.

Their attitude is disgraceful and is one of the main factors holding the back economic development in the Philippines.

Much like the church of England has everything to do with what goes on here
I think you'll find the reasons behind having big families is in the hope at least one of them can get them out the mess the previous generation found themselves born in. ..not to mention being cared for in later life. ..Unfortunately that's the crux of it.

You'll also find a lot of the girls don't like doing or taking any form of contraception. ..my wife's idea of contraception was to have no sexual intercourse at all. ..job done.

The Catholic Church may hold some power in Government but on the street. ..In my experience, the folks do as they please

[gWaPito]

Was it the church who said no to the Americas all those years ago when it could of been a country like it's modern neighbours by now. ...The church is being made a scapegoat