The new book of Pope Benedict is out next week. It will be an interesting read because he will expound on the Jews, Jesus, and other mortal jargons. But more so, the Pope will be explaining why the Jews, collectively, are not to be blamed for the death of Jesus. While Anti-Semitism is foreign in this arc of the globe, I find the Pope's explanation to be relevant only because the same can be observed of the ruling Roman Catholic Church heirarchy. Case in point is the ongoing debate on the RH Bill. The CPCP has released a circular condemning the said Bill for reasons only medieval society would appreciate. Medieval because they seem to peddle ideas already debunked by science, medieval because they threat their parishioners with excommunication. The least they can do is to proffer the public convincing reasons to join their cause. I was cringing 3 Sundays ago when the Catholic Church launch its massive misinformation- what with condoms have tiny holes in it that it would not effectively prevent pregnancy; or that AIDS are transmitted thru mosquito bites. I was booing the priest from my sit, and thankfully wasn't mugged by my seatmates.
While CBCP enjoys freedom of speech, and indeed, they have moral duty to protect life, CBCP cannot expect their flock to obey what they demand. We are not robots or automatons programmed to bid your antiquated reasonings.
These people are the modern day temple aristocracies. They are high on their chairs not knowing the real situation outside their palaces, or convents. Would these church aristocracies go to depressed communities and personally teach the unlettered mothers how to count days for ovulation; Could they imposed on the boorish fathers when to have sex with their wives? I kid not, but they are all too high and mighty for these menial tasks. They are too busy with other worldly things. But alas, the Pope has spoken. Church aristocracies have never left us, it is part of the vicious cycle. The church aristocracies now are the ones crucifying this country to poverty by allowing the multiplication of bastards, street urchins, and the like. Not to mention that they themselves father children despite their vows of celibacy. If this is not hypocrisy, then let's invent a new word for this.
Aptly, the aristocratic barangay officials of Ayala Alabang echoes the CBCP's ludicrous callousness by issuing an edict of a wholesale ban on the sale of condoms.
In today's democracy, these officials are supposed to be representatives elected by their constituents. These officials cannot act on their whimsical idea of morality. And they cannot act secretly, because anomalous activities like these are a tweet away, exposing their vapid intellects to the world in minutes if not seconds. So there, the libertarian and the more sober residents of the gated community have blasted their own officials for not consulting with them. There must be really something about being at the helm that corrupts even the lowly barangay officials. What more if they have the color of moral guardians that is the CBCP?
Aptly, the aristocratic barangay officials of Ayala Alabang echoes the CBCP's ludicrous callousness by issuing an edict of a wholesale ban on the sale of condoms.
In today's democracy, these officials are supposed to be representatives elected by their constituents. These officials cannot act on their whimsical idea of morality. And they cannot act secretly, because anomalous activities like these are a tweet away, exposing their vapid intellects to the world in minutes if not seconds. So there, the libertarian and the more sober residents of the gated community have blasted their own officials for not consulting with them. There must be really something about being at the helm that corrupts even the lowly barangay officials. What more if they have the color of moral guardians that is the CBCP?
Going back to the Pope and his book, this is what the Guardian.co.uk has to say:"The pope has written a detailed and personal repudiation of the idea that the Jews were collectively responsible for the death of Jesus.
In a book to be published next week, he concludes that those responsible for the crucifixion were the "Temple aristocracy" and supporters of the rebel Barabbas."
I am a Catholic and I have a free will.
