Religious icons, 'Ivory Worship' and ivory smuggling in PHL

[eezychair]

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Global Nation | INQUIRER Mobile

"...The country has become one of the destinations of the illegal ivory trade mainly because Filipinos are fond of religious statues made only of the finest materials, said the cover story of the magazine’s October issue titled “Ivory worship.” It was written by Bryan Christy, who visited the country five times for the story.
Christy went to Cebu and met one of the best known ivory collectors in the country, Msgr. Cristobal Garcia. He is “the leader of a group of prominent Sto. Niño collectors who display their icons during the Feast of the Sto. Niño in some of [the province’s] best shopping malls and hotels,” the report said...
..."In the report, Garcia told Christy how he could smuggle an ivory Sto. Niño into the United States.“‘Wrap it in old, stinky underwear and pour ketchup on it … so it looks shitty with blood. This is how it is done,”’ Garcia told Christy."...




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This is an embarrasment to the country. To think that suggestions on how to smuggle the banned items out of the country are even given by the priest/collector. This, after assuring that he will even 'bless' the item before it is smuggled out.

[Dorothea]

wow just wow wala ko'y ika sulti...selective morality? hypocrisy? Pharisee syndrome? LOL

[shinx]

the 'priest' gave tips jud ha. tsk tsk.

[eezychair]

^ i could have described these people worse, but i might end up in prison for libel, so i'm restraining myself.

[eezychair]

And now that this story is out, they're 'on leave' and inaccessible to media.

[Dorothea]

I wish this Monsignor comes across a pissed off elephant and they face off.

[chrisvil]

And now that this story is out, they're 'on leave' and inaccessible to media.

Did you actually call him?

[GemWArrioR]

hypocrisy at its best.. boooo

[Eve's Apple Project]

damn..in the name of money.. kalouy sa elepante aning kalaki ni father oi. wa na jud.

[Dorothea]

Ship this Monsignor off to Africa and release him in the wild, then let Donald Trump's sons hunt him down.