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The institution and implementation of the moral law against mutilation and amputation has been a general failure.
* Central and South America from Mexico south to Chile are generally Catholic nations. Non-therapeutic circumcision is not a usual practice in those nations, however it is not clear that the Catholic Church deserves the credit for his condition.
* The Philippine Islands are a total failure. Catholicism has been the dominant religion in the Philippines for centuries. About 80 percent of the population are Catholic. In spite of this Catholic influence, the practice of [[Tuli]] (non-therapeutic traditional male circumcision) is deeply entrenched and affects about 93 percent of the male population. The Catholic authorities have turned a blind eye toward this practice of which it apparently approves although it is a clear violation of the moral law as expressed in the ''Catechism of the Catholic Church''§2273.
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