bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə pˈæstɚɹəl lˈɛɾɚ wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩, lˈiːpə ˌɑːɹtʃdɪoʊsˈiːz ˌɑːɹtʃbˈɪʃəp ɹɐmˈoʊn ɑːɹɡˈɛlz, sˌiːbˌiːsˌiːpˈiː sˈiːnjɚ mˈɛmbɚ, ɹˈoʊt kənsˈɑːlɪzə læɡˈɑːɹdiə, tʃˈɛɹpɚsən ʌvðə mˈuːvi ænd tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən klˌæsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən bˈoːɹd ˌɛmtˌiːˈɑːɹsˌiːbˈiː, ænd ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd hɜː tə pɹəhˈɪbɪt ðə fˈɪlmz ʃˈoʊɪŋ ɪnðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz, wˌɛɹ ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ɑːɹ kɹˈɪstʃənz, bɪkˈʌz ʌv ɪts "sˌækɹɪlˈɪdʒəs" ænd "blˈæsfəməs" nˈeɪtʃɚ.
Before the pastoral letter was written, Lipa Archdiocese Archbishop Ramon Arguelles, CBCP senior member, wrote Consoliza Laguardia, chairperson of the Movie and Television Classification Board (MTRCB), and requested her to prohibit the film's showing in the Philippines, where the majority are Christians, because of its "sacrilegious" and "blasphemous" nature.