… pero marami ang nag-abang kahapon sa galaw ng bishops tungkol sa kalagayan ng queen.

Mayroon sa ating mga nag-isip na baka poposisyon na ng black or white ang Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines sa lumalawak na panawagang magbitiw ang Pangulo dulot ng umano’y katiwalian sa kanyang pamumuno. Pero nabigo ang mga umasa.

Basahin ang kanilang pastoral letter na Seeking the Truth, Restoring Integrity.

Bago ang pulong nila kahapon, kako’y gabayan sana ang mga obispo sa kanilang pagpapasya.

Sana lang, hindi donasyon at utang na loob ang nagtulak sa kanilang pahayag, na sa tingin ng iba’y malabnaw pa rin, gaya ng pahayag nilang noong taon ng Hello Garci.

Because how could you “urge the President and all the branches of government to take the lead in combating corruption wherever it is found” when her husband has been repeatedly accused of corruption?

I couldn’t help recalling my reaction to CBCP’s statement rejecting the impeachment process against Arroyo in 2005:

“I don’t want to believe that the leaders of the Catholic Church I grew up with — the Church that teaches faith, hope and love — have abandoned the hope that we can have a better nation and lost faith in the possibility of reform based on justice.”


Ederic Eder

Ederic is a Filipino communications worker in the telecom, media, and technology industry. He writes about K-dramas and Korean celebrities for Hallyudorama.

He used to be a social media manager for news at GMA Network, where he also headed YouScoop, GMA News and Public Affairs’ citizen journalism arm.

He was with Yahoo! Philippines for more than three years before returning to GMA Network, where he was also previously part of the News Research section.

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