While looking for other blog entries by bloggers regarding the issue of the Reproductive Health Bill, I came across this one entry that among all the ones I read probably struck me the most. I cannot add anymore to this for it speaks for itself. I wanted to put this in here so that it will affect other Filipinos the way it affected me. It is quite lengthy but I hope you find the time to read it all:
“I was born in a Catholic family and studied all my life at catholic schools and college. But by catholic standards, I am one of the worst Christians. I believe in God but I don’t subscribe to the idiocy and universal uptightness, short-sightedness of the narrow minded Roman catholic church. Neither do I support the delusion of grandeur of other christian sects like the Iglesia ni Cristo, El Shaddai and Ang Dating Daan or the schizophrenic christianity of Apollo Quiboloy. They fool their followers into believing that God has entrusted them to save human race or in the case of Quiboloy, he claims that he is the APPOINTED son of God. Now that is revolting. I’m never a fan of commercialized churches. Even here in England, whenever I hear the holy mass, collection of donations in form of cash is done three times in a span of an hour. I know somebody who never missed the Sunday holy mass but shows so little holiness the rest of the week.
How christian are we? If we never miss a Sunday mass, or if we give monthly tithes to our church, or if we pray the rosary everyday and do not eat dinuguan or meat during holy week, does that make you or me a good Christian?
There is no true religion. Christianity can not be more true than Hinduism or Shintoism. It’s laughable to see how Ang Dating Daan and Iglesia ni Cristo fight each other and how they try to destroy each other is beyond description. It’s revolting to see El Shaddai and JIL evolve into political force when now, sons of the leaders of these flock are both members of the Philippine Congress.
The Philippines always prided itself in being the biggest Christian nation is Asia. So what? The problem is that many of us are Christian in form but not in substance. Many are Christian in rituals but unchristian in practice. For example, the CBCP has denounced the current Philippine president for supporting the Reproductive Health bill that aims to support unborn children and protect the women and mothers. The powerful clerics even issued a threat that they might force to excommunicate the current president. But during the last decade, never did the church issue a threat of excommunication against Gloria Arroyo whose evil deeds can rival only that of Marcos’. Why is the church so enraged by the support of the president in Reproductive Health but did not exhibit the same passion and anger when Gloria Arroyo, the evil incarnate, stole the election of 2004?
Yes, we are Christians. We do not eat meat during holy week but gossip about other person’s lives and at times, we say nasty things about them. Yes, you do not eat dinuguan but you do not give the best possible care for your patients. Yes, you always attend your “samba” and “simba” but all you care for is what gadget will you buy next.
Ah yes. We are christians.
You’re a priest for God’s sake, but you ask people to leave the church and stop attending the holy mass if they support the RH bill. You’re an archbishop but you say that it’s fine to cheat during elections because everyone does it anyway. You claim to be the true Church of God, but how you try to single out and destroy the other christian group to the point that you have a TV programme on Net25 whose aim is just that is beyond comprehension. You watch Willie Revillame and sees nothing wrong in how he manipulates and exploit some contestants in order for them to win money.
Simba ka ng simba pero diring-diri ka naman sa mga batang pulubi na humihingi ng piso. Ayaw na ayaw mo naman na may kakatok sa kotse mo na mga bata para manlimos. Kristiyano ka nga, minumura mo naman ang biyenan mo. Saulo mo ang rosaryo pero galit na galit ka naman sa kapit bahay mo na malakas magpatugtog. This is not an attack to Christianity but this is indeed an attack to the hypocrisy of our actions against our beliefs. You cannot preach one thing and then do the opposite.
Ah, christians.”
Source: http://www.pinoytumblr.com/post/4951296489/ah-those-some-christians-by-jr-castillo
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