Some 35 Northern Luzon bishops, including Bishop Rodolfo F. Beltran, Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, were among the first batch of Filipino priests who flew to Rome for the quinquennial Ad Limina Apostolorum Visit to the Holy See from 27 November to 07 December 2010.
The word Ad Limina Apostolorum means "thresholds of the Aspostles." This is the obligation of local ordinaries to visit the Holy Father once in 5 years (quinquennial) to give an account of the state of their corresponding dioceses. It is also the time when these successors to the Apostles make a pilgrimage to the tombs of the apostles.
The Holy Father, in his audience with the Filipino bishops, commended them for their commitment to uphold life from conception and their efforts to counter any move to push for the approval of the Reproductive Health bill.
“In the light of this prophetic task, I commend the Church in the Philippines for seeking to play its part in support of human life from conception until natural death, and in defense of the integrity of marriage and the family,” Pope benedict XVI said.
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