I highly recommend that you all read this book:
Altar of Secrets : Sex, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church
by
Aries C. Rufo,
Marites DaƱguilan Vitug (Introduction)
"Altar of Secrets:
Sex, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church is the first
of its kind in the country. Journalist Aries C. Rufo shows a Church that
is cloaked in secrecy. It keeps the wrongdoing of its bishops and
priests - in sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement - within its
confines and lets them get away, unpunished. Accountability, after all,
is not a strong suit of the Church. Rufo also delves into how the Church
influences policy, as nowhere among Catholic countries in the world is
the Church deeply involved in the shaping of policy than in the
Philippines. Overall, reforms are taking place, but these are highly
dependent on the Church leaders, the bishops who try to change mindsets
and systems." Poch Suzara, Father of
Atheism in the Philippines