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The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has added its support to the Catholic Church’s decision to oppose legislation that would see divorce legalised within the Philippines. The militant Islamic group expressed its support via comments left on its website, www.luwaran.com, on Thursday. Following Malta having revoked its ban on divorce last week, the Philippines and the Vatican City are currently the only countries in the world that prohibit divorce. Proposals to legalise divorce – which are due to be discussed by a congressional committee in the near future – have been met by significant opposition from the Catholic Church. One of the bill’s creators, congresswoman Liz Ilagan, has stated that it is time for the Philippines to accept change and step out of the “dark ages”. The Catholic Church, on the other hand, have argued that the divorce bill is little more than an attempt to divert people’s attention away from more pressing issues and that being the last major nation to oppose divorce “is an honour that every Filipino should be proud of”. It is possible to have a marriage annulled in the Philippines, but many critics have argued that that this option is extremely expensive and is accessible to the country’s richest residents. Filipino people were previously afforded the opportunities to divorce their spouses during the American and Japanese occupations of the country before divorce was officially outlawed with the implementation of a civil code in 1950.