CBCP...going too far?

[ed168]

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Maybe because GMA is starting to work like Marcos.

i dont think so, if GMA acting lyk marcos, wla man syay cronies na moharass, mangilog ug yuta, negosyo, etc.. wlay may disiplina ang pinoy, sabaan kaau, cgeg tiabaw,cgeg limos,wlay lihok, no one can b succesful kung ang person wlay disiplina..

[wanderlust]

How is GMA acting like Marcos? The economy was at its all-time lows during the administrations of Marcos and Erap. Marcos drained the government coffers, and if Erap had stayed longer in Malacanang, sa kangkungan na pupulutin ang Pilipinas ngayon. At least there's someone there who's working her butt off to turn the economy around, and has produced concrete results despite all the criticisms thrown her way.

[ed168]

so long as more jobs created( call centers employs around 50000 fil, very well paid), peso strengthen (55 to 4, good trade agreements( agriculture side, helps d mass) dats wr we should measure, measure d result, i dont care anything else..

[FK]

i beg to disagree... GMA acting like Marcos? nah... she has learn from Marcos mistakes, but is she also going to far? I agree.

[journeyman]

i dont think so, if GMA acting lyk marcos, wla man syay cronies na moharass, mangilog ug yuta, negosyo, etc.. wlay may disiplina ang pinoy, sabaan kaau, cgeg tiabaw,cgeg limos,wlay lihok, no one can b succesful kung ang person wlay disiplina..

[rey04]

Priests are human, too, bloopers show


By Christian V. Esguerra
Inquirer
Last updated 06:13am (Mla time) 02/05/2007


MANILA, Philippines -- The rush of mothers excited over their firstborns’ baptism led a priest to commit the unthinkable.

At a mass baptism ceremony not long ago, the priest mistakenly anointed not the baby’s forehead but the mother’s breast. No wonder his thumb pressed on something soft, he later realized.

In a separate ceremony, another priest committed a similar blooper.

But the mother, who was not familiar with the Christian rite, found nothing irregular about it. She went back to the priest and offered her other breast.

In still another blooper, the host fell between a woman’s cleavage during communion. Instinctively, the priest moved to retrieve the sacred bread, but the woman shrieked and almost created a scandal.

Priests are human beings, too.

While blunders -- like a priest raising the chalice instead of the host during consecration -- may be funny, they shouldn’t distract parishioners from the greater value of their faith and community, according to Fr. Glenn Gomez, SVD.

“Yes, they’re funny and they only show that priests are human beings, too,” he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer yesterday.

Apparently, there’s a need to demystify the common notion that priests, being ordained ministers, are infallible.

This perception probably explains why mistakes committed by priests -- or simply the possibility of committing them -- are difficult to accept for many parishioners, said Gomez, who holds a doctorate in Psychology from the Ateneo de Manila University.

It’s not to say, of course, that the idea should give men of the cloth license to do wrong.

Gomez said priests were basically faced with two extremes in their relations with their flock.

On the one hand, some express “too much humanity,” immersing themselves in the world of their flock to the point of acquiring their vices.

On the other, others remain reclusive, convinced that serving God means staying within the privacy of a priory.

Balance

“There has to be balance,” said Gomez.

On Friday night, the Inquirer sat down with a group of priests and seminarians whose conversation wandered to the lighter side of the priestly ministry.

One seminarian recalled attending Mass in one province where the priest raised the microphone instead of the chalice. Lesson: Don’t hold anything in both hands at the same time.

Pong

On another occasion, an old priest, who loved playing “mah jong” for leisure, fell asleep during Mass. When the sacristan (acolyte) woke him up, he inexplicably shouted, “Pong,” a mah jong term.

At a wedding in an upscale village in Makati City, one officiating priest’s legendary temper got the better of him.

Known to be a stickler for punctuality, he was incensed when the bride showed up late. When the woman finally arrived and looked apologetically in the direction of the priest, she got an unsavory comment.

“Ang tagal-tagal, ang pangit-pangit naman! (She’s late and she’s ugly, too),” the priest said.

During the ceremony, the priest drew not a few dagger looks from friends and relatives of the bride and groom.

Idiosyncrasies

After the wedding, the priest thought it best to skip the reception at a nearby five-star hotel.

“Being human beings, priests have emotions and idiosyncrasies, too,” Gomez said. “These things don’t leave them after ordination.”

Gomez has had his share of embarrassing moments.

About two years ago, he was asked to say a requiem Mass in Quezon City. He asked the family to write on a piece of paper the first name of the deceased followed by the bereaved loved ones.

Before he could finish praying “for the soul of Francisco,” the family shouted almost in unison -- “Guillermo!” It turned out that one relative had not followed the instructions. Francisco was the bereaved brother.

Humor

Humor is a potent tool for evangelization, especially in the Philippines where the faithful generally enjoy jokes and colorful anecdotes, according to Gomez.

“We’re unlike the Germans who are heavy thinkers,” he explained. “Pinoys love lively sermons.”

Understandably so, because for all the problems confronting the Filipino Catholic, the last thing he wants is to be in the company of a “colorless” priest.

[baby_grace]

although the CBCP has been so vocal about its stance of not indorsing a particular political candidate during the elections, the aggrupation of Bishops have stated that they are backing up candidates with pro-life and pro-family political agenda and platform.. they agreed to support candidates who will include matters against divorce and family planning in their platforms.. furthermore, they also admitted that they could go as far as campaigning against candidates who advocate bills which are pro-artificial family planning methods..

[budmendz]

although the CBCP has been so vocal about its stance of not indorsing a particular political candidate during the elections, the aggrupation of Bishops have stated that they are backing up candidates with pro-life and pro-family political agenda and platform.. they agreed to support candidates who will include matters against divorce and family planning in their platforms.. furthermore, they also admitted that they could go as far as campaigning against candidates who advocate bills which are pro-artificial family planning methods..

Kadungog ko ug comedya kani-adto nga magka daghan ang tawo, magka daghan sad ang katoliko, ug magkadako sad ang koleksyon. Matinuod man o dili pero try to ponder upon this kay basin mao ni rason nga di sila mo supporta ug kandidato nga mo advocate ug family planning.

[karljadon]

kanang CBCP dili unta na sila mag apil-x2, feeling important kaayo na sila murag ilang voice para sa tanan, ako pa nila tabang sila sa mga pobre pag educate.....

[ed168]

lagi, imaginon nato kung "cleric" magpadagan sa ato govt, pakan.on tag "mana" ani , nakasuway namo ug eat ug "mana"? kbaw mo unsa ang "mana"??