Church continues fight against Bills of Death and Immorality

MANILA, Philippines - Catholic bishops are ramping up activities to oppose the passage of a controversial birth control measure a full week before President Aquino's State of the Nation Address (SONA).

Msgr. Juanito Figura, Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines secretary general, said the Catholic Church is preparing several activities to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the Humanae Vitae, the landmark encyclical by Pope Paul VI that deals with the Church’s uncompromising stand on birth control.


Since the date of the anniversary -- July 25 -- falls on the SONA, the celebration will be held in advance. [ain't that a happy coincidence?]

“We’ll be doing activities a week before that just to stay away from the SONA,” said Figura.

Aside from Humanae Vitae, the Church is also marking the 20th anniversary of Familiaris Consortio (The Role of Christian family), an apostolic exhortation written by Pope John Paul II. The document describes the church’s position concerning the meaning and role of marriage and the family, and outlines challenges towards realizing that ideal.  [and they hate that also.]

The apostolic exhortation also defines marriage "as a personal union in which the spouses reciprocally give and receive." [Oooo... homosexuals fighting for 'marriage' can misquote this.  Beware!]

The document restates the opposition to artificial birth control stated earlier in Humanae Vitae, and mentions opposition to abortion.

During the bishops’ plenary assembly last week, Pope Benedict XVI urged them to continue protect the sanctity of life and marriage.

CBCP President and Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar earlier said that they will continue to speak out against the Reproductive Health bill as this is their duty to the people.

“We are the last bastion standing against the RH bill, divorce and now there is also the possibility of same-sex marriage and we won’t be surprised if after that would come euthanasia,” he said.

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Beware when you talk with Catholic bashers.  They will misquote Church documents and even say that the Church's stand on contraception only became 'official' after Humanae Vitae.  Read the encyclical and you'll see that that is not true!

14. Therefore We base Our words on the first principles of a human and Christian doctrine of marriage when We are obliged once more to declare that the direct interruption of the generative process already begun and, above all, all direct abortion, even for therapeutic reasons, are to be absolutely excluded as lawful means of regulating the number of children. (14) Equally to be condemned, as the magisterium of the Church has affirmed on many occasions, is direct sterilization, whether of the man or of the woman, whether permanent or temporary. (15)

Similarly excluded is any action which either before, at the moment of, or after sexual intercourse, is specifically intended to prevent procreation—whether as an end or as a means. (16)

Neither is it valid to argue, as a justification for sexual intercourse which is deliberately contraceptive, that a lesser evil is to be preferred to a greater one, or that such intercourse would merge with procreative acts of past and future to form a single entity, and so be qualified by exactly the same moral goodness as these. Though it is true that sometimes it is lawful to tolerate a lesser moral evil in order to avoid a greater evil or in order to promote a greater good," it is never lawful, even for the gravest reasons, to do evil that good may come of it (18)—in other words, to intend directly something which of its very nature contradicts the moral order, and which must therefore be judged unworthy of man, even though the intention is to protect or promote the welfare of an individual, of a family or of society in general. Consequently, it is a serious error to think that a whole married life of otherwise normal relations can justify sexual intercourse which is deliberately contraceptive and so intrinsically wrong.

Incubus: The Rock Band or...

 The rock band Incubus is coming to Manila for a night of concert.

Have you wondered where they got their name?

A quick Wikipedia later...

An incubus (nominal form constructed from the Latin verb, incubo, incubare, or "to lay upon") is a demon in male form who, according to a number of mythological and legendary traditions, lies upon sleepers, especially women, in order to have intercourse with them. Its female counterpart is the succubus. An incubus may pursue sexual relations with a woman in order to father a child, as in the legend of Merlin. Religious tradition holds that repeated intercourse with an incubus or succubus may result in the deterioration of health, or even death.

Just wondering... why would you name your group with a rapist demon?

PS: Catholic Exorcists, based on the cases they have encountered, say that those who possessed often times are fans of heavy metal groups.

Incubus, named after a demon, heavy metal music.

Follow this sign!

And more importantly, this one!

The One being symbolized by the image Who speaks through the one holding His Image!

Re-evangelization of Europe begins

Vatican City, Jul 12, 2011 / 02:39 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization unveiled a new project today to re-evangelize some of Europe’s major cities.

“The goal is simple: to give a sign of unity among the diverse dioceses present in the largest European cities that have been particularly affected by secularization,” wrote Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the council’s president, in the July 12 edition of the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano.

Archbishop Fisichella chaired a summit of bishops from a range of European cities who met at the Vatican July 11 to discuss the proposed project.

The bishops came from Barcelona, Budapest, Brussels, Cologne, Dublin, Lisbon, Liverpool, Paris, Turin, Warsaw and Vienna. The scheme is being described as a “metropolitan project.”  [the choice of cities is really telling.]

“At the moment, the initiative is limited to some of the larger European dioceses in order to more concretely test its effectiveness,” said Archbishop Fisichella, suggesting that it could be rolled out in other cities around the globe if it is found to be successful.

The initiative will take place in Lent 2012 and will be based at each city’s cathedral, which will host a range of activities.  [Like how parish missions were done before especially after the French Revolution.]

Events planned thus far are: a continual reading of the Gospel, the local bishop teaching young people, families and those converting to Catholicism, the promotion of confession, and a charitable initiative of some form. Archbishop Fisichella also mentioned an event that will be both spiritual and cultural in character, such as reading from the Confessions of St. Augustine.  [And I hope more solemn liturgical celebration and enough of those Meal / Fellowship trash!]

“These initiatives will begin in the cathedral because of its important symbolic significance, but the intention is to extend them to the parishes of the dioceses for a more direct impact in the territory,” he said.

According to Archbishop Fisichella, the metropolitan missions will be aimed at those who live the faith but often do so in a way that “lacks an awareness of how this can infuse their lifestyle.” [like some priests and nuns I know, Ha!]  The missions also hope to engage those who are far from the faith, but are “nonetheless attracted by the person of Jesus Christ.”  [Well, fprget the atheist.  They are angier at Christ than any religious figure, like Mohammad because they are too chicken to criticize the 'prophet'. Bah!]

The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization was established in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. He said he wanted it to “promote a renewed evangelization” in traditionally Christian countries which are living through a “progressive secularization of society and a sort of ‘eclipse of the sense of God.’”

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We have blogged before how the liturgy can bring people closer to God and how it can even drive them afar.

We encounter the Divine through the Liturgy and if we just rediscover our Catholic heritage and most especially our Faith through the Liturgy (lex orandi, lex credendi), then we will see the rebirth dreamt of at the start of Vatican II.

Well, not the circus that followed it.

Hypocrite!

I'll tell you why later.

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The bishops don’t get it
by Jun Mercado, OMI

The recent controversy involving the ‘7 Pajero bishops’ has struck the nation with great embarrassment. [see what an idiot this guy is.] The real issue is not whether the so-called gifts are ‘unlawful or anomalous or unconstitutional’.  [Huh?  Wasn't that the point raised by the PCSO and the COA?  Who are you to say that that is not the real issue?  That is the thing that was thrown at them by the two government agencies.  That is why the Senate called an inquiry.]

The continued defensive actions and claims that followed clearly show how far off the mark the bishops are. They continue to miss the real issue in the controversy. No doubt, the SUVs are not for personal and private use; the PCSO gifts are for the social and charitable ministries of church; and the gifts are legal and constitutional.  [Wow!  Thanks for that no-brainer!]

The real tragedy in the said controversy is the fact, ‘wala get mo, sila’. Our ‘excellencies’ have remained, in the language of an Inquirer editorial, ‘clueless’.  [Just like the PDI and...you!]

'Receiving the fund from the PCSO is NOT the real issue, the crux of the matter is the fact that PCSO donations did not happen within a vacuum, as a happy case of happenstance, with no strings attached and no payback expected.'  [And Mercado is so sure about this.  But look who's talking?  I'll tell you later.]

Retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz is quoted to have said that it was 'impossible' for President Arroyo to accommodate the bishops without some quid pro quo. 'Kapag humingi ka sa gobyerno, nakatali ang kamay mo.'

The payback required was the silence of their 'excellencies'.  [You can see that there is an insult behind this reference on excellencies.]

'When the nation needed the moral strength and clarity of the Church as the Arroyo administration lurched from one outrageous impropriety to the next,' there was SILENCE! The bishops’ silence was, indeed, deafening and the PCSO gifts of SUVs clearly come into real perspective. It was around this time, also, that the derisive sobriquet: the 'Malacañang Dioceses' came to existence.  [And where were you went Misuari was robbing the coffers of ARMM, huh.  Oh yeah!  Partying with him.]

Now, ‘get mo na’!  [No, hindi pa.]

There is nothing illegal in the gifts. There is nothing unconstitutional about the gifts. And there is nothing unlawful about the gifts. [But this is the argument launched by the anti-Catholics and by PCSO and Malacañang.] But mind you, there is a PAYBACK time for the gifts! It is no free ride, Virginia!

Again in another editorial, St. Thomas More’s famous quote against his perjurer was artfully conjured… 'Ah! What profits a man to gain the whole world… but for pajeros, your Excellencies?' [What will you profit Jun Mercado...but for PANSIN?  And the budget of IAG?  Uyyy.,,,aminin!  Wag plastik!  Kurakot ka din.]

But in a more worldly scale of power and gold, an SUV gift is, indeed, a real bargain for a price of silence and cooperation of a bishop. PGMA was noted for giving generous gifts and envelopes knowing full well that for each SUV and envelope, there is a payback! [*belch*]

It was a no mean feat that she survived her nine years of presidency notwithstanding the issues of legitimacy of succession; the Hello Garci scandal; NBN and Fertilizer scams; and that is simply to name a few. For 7 Pajeros? That is super cheap! ‘Kuha mo?’  [Idjit!  He kept on insisting in the Pajeros when in fact there is no Pajero given.]

The CBCP’s letter is a hodge-podge apology of two strands. The first strand consists of the first five paragraphs revealing that the writers have remained 'clueless' about the whole issue of SUVs. These are well-couched paragraphs, on the main, an apologia pro vita sua. The last paragraph is a stand-alone and it reveals that there is a saving grace notwithstanding the attempt to justify. [How he can even do an analysis of the Pastoral Letter which this PhD holder of an Idjit, yup he has a PhD, did not even bother to know that there were NO PAJEROS GIVEN!]

The last paragraph could have been THE letter: short and 'pointed' devoid of any pretense and finally addressing the real issue involved in the SUVs as it quotes Psalm 51: 'a humbled and contrite heart' as they stand before the Lord that in the secret of their hearts, they may be taught God’s wisdom. Finally, 'KUHA NA!' [Look who's talking!]

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I know this guy.

He loves to claim to have done lots of things when in fact he is nothing but plain talk.  A noisy gong, a clanging cymbal.

He also loves to tell people that he is friends with the influential and the powerful, when the truth of the matter is, he just met them casually at an event.

I know what he did and what he does in Cotabato.

He enjoyed the protection of Fidel Ramos when the man with the tobacco was president.  He ran a university in absentia and reported that the university is "A Ok" when in fact he mismanaged it and the university operating under a ton of debt!

He should be dragged into the cases against former MNLF chairman and ARMM governor Nur Misuari.  He is to blame how the peace process is not progressing in Mindanao.

That is who this man is, a CHARLATAN and a JOKE!

And he has the audacity to question the motives of the bishops, one of which is his brother in his own congregation, no other than Archbishop Orlando Quevedo, OMI of Cotabato Archdiocese.

Now you know the character of this man.

If you want to see the face of a Pharisee, self-righteous, always seeking attention..A WHITEWASHED TOMB...

You are looking at him!

She is really not allowed in San Agustin

Idjit!

You think San Agustin would go out of your way to INFORM you that YOU are UNDESIRABLE NUMBER 1 to 1,000,000?! Hurt my feeling ka dyan!  Utot mo!

It is not the higher ups, but the Augustinians themselves who banned you from a PRIVATELY owned place.  The museum is still owned by the Augustinians, you moron!

I guess she does not know what a pastoral edict is also.

Idjit!

The vehicle Archbishop Quevedo of Cotabato got from PCSO

The officials of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office and the spokesmen of Pres. Aquino call it "Mitsubishi Pajero".  The vehicle shown here is being used by the Archdiocese to help Muslim and Christian residents of the city who were affected by the massive flooding caused by water hyacinths clogging the Rio Grande de Mindanao.  It was used to give potable water to the residents.

And the ilk of Carlita Celdran and the Filipino FreeDumbers and Catholic-bashing-atheists (who turned atheists to look smart) call these vehicles "luxury vehicles".

Was I living under a rock for a while and I did not realize that Mitsubishi motors released a van named Pajero?  And when was riding in a van a luxury?

PCSO and presidential spokesmen...bunch of idiots.

Carlita..FreeDumbers...atheists, pray to your Almighty Brain.  Oh, it cannot answer you!  It just had a massive hemorrhage trying to think which is which.

Philippine Daily Inquirer...still collecting PR checks.

Damn you!

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Say what did those bishop bashing Carlita and the FreeDumbers and atheists did during the time the people of Cotabato were suffering?

Carlita some said was "homo-ing" in Canada.

Wow!  Great service!

Which translation to use?

Which English Translation to Use Abroad


ROME, JULY 12, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university.

Q: At least two new English translations of the Roman Missal will be put into use this year. England and Wales will implement their translation in September; the United States will implement its in November. My question regards which translation should be used for Masses in English when celebrating in Rome. Are the translations the same? Is one to be preferred? -- J.M., Rome

A: Although this question specifically refers to Rome, which has some special characteristics, its scope is wider than the Eternal City. It is of interest in all places where Mass in English is celebrated in countries where English is not an official liturgical language.  [there is an official liturgical language for each country?  I thought after Vatican 2, the lingua franca or national language of the country IS the language of choice for the liturgy.  Well, if you call that "official liturgical language"...]

By the end of the current year most native English-speaking countries will have introduced the new translation of the Roman Missal.

In English-speaking countries, and in countries that use English in the liturgy as a common second language, the bishops' conferences either publish their own missal or determine which version is to be used. These countries roughly correspond to the full and associate members of the International Committee on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). [Pronounced like "I sell"] The full members are: Australia, Canada, England and Wales, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Scotland, South Africa and the United States. Associate members are: the Antilles, Bangladesh, CEPAC (Pacific Islands), Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Kenya, Malaysia-Singapore, Malawi, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. With rare exceptions, only the approved Missal is permitted for use within the country.  [We use the US approved Missal here in the Philippines for Masses said in English.]

For all other countries a priest who celebrates Mass in English may use any approved version of the new English-language missal.

Exceptions to this general rule of thumb would be Masses celebrated in embassies, extraterritorial military bases, or the various national colleges in Rome which naturally use the missal of their respective countries. They are also usually allowed to use the calendar and particular liturgical uses of the home country. Parishes set up to attend to the needs of particular nationalities may also do likewise.

At the same time, the differences in the versions are slight and on most days the missals would be perfectly interchangeable.

The differences between the missal of one country and another usually involve the particular adaptations of each bishops' conference to either the text of the missal, the liturgical calendar and the norms of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM).  [this is where you see the hand of Fr. A. and G.]

There are relatively few variations from one country to another in the ordinary of the Mass and in the texts that are common to the entire Church. Among variations approved for the United States are additional prayers for the penitential rite and allowing for the renewal of baptismal promises on Easter Sunday.

More common are the national propers: collections of orations and formularies for feasts and commemorations proper to each nation. Instances of such celebrations are St. George in England, St. Patrick in Ireland (as a solemnity), Our Lady Help of Christians in Australia, and special formularies for Independence Day in the United States. [Sto. Niño in the Philippines.]

Individual missals may also have texts for special celebrations such as the Mass for Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life, which can be celebrated on Jan. 22 in the United States.

Adaptations to the General Instruction also vary from country to country. Such variations are generally incorporated into the text of the GIRM itself prefixed with the phrase: "In the diocese of Country X." The United States has many adaptations regarding elements such as the choice of music for Mass, kneeling for the Eucharistic Prayer, standing for Communion, Communion under both kinds, materials for sacred furnishings and vessels, the vesture of lay ministers, the use of white for funerals and silver and gold for solemn feasts, and the use of instruments other than the organ for the liturgy. [ uhm. ]

Under normal circumstances such particular liturgical law is local and applies only to the country for which it has been approved.

One must usually follow the calendar of the country of celebration, irrespective of the language in which the Mass is celebrated. Thus using the Irish missal in Florence or Berlin does not convert St. Patrick's Day into a solemnity.

Nor do general permissions granted by the Holy See to a national conference travel with the missal. For example, it is always necessary to investigate the local norms regarding such things as the faculty to distribute Communion under both species, since these fall under the authority of the local bishop. [ this part here my friends makes one church unique with another, makes you to ask questions before you can participate more actively and consciously.  Before the liturgical revolution, when you attend Mass in whatever part of the world, it is all the same.  No need for asking questions for what feast or be surprised with whatever mumbo jumbo Price is Right or Barney entertainment we will see in the Mass.]

On the other hand, laws which simply codify existing customs but do not change the universal law may be followed. Thus U.S. citizens could continue to practice kneeling during the Eucharistic Prayer during a European pilgrimage even though this might not be common practice in a particular country.

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See how Fr. McNamara worded the last paragraph?  Kneeling during the Eucharistic Prayer became optional, because there are bishop's conferences who want nothing of the reverence shown during the Consecration.  The act of adoration became optional.

Now you wonder why we have mocha and ube surplices?

Is it me or this thing just went into a food post?

PCSO denies tagging "pajero bishops"

The PCSO officials were grilled big time by the senators for who coming up with the term Pajero Bishops when there were no Pajeros given?  And why is the present PCSO giving donations to other denominations as well but they are not being investigated?

And to top it all off, the Commission on Audit did not mention anything about Pajeros?

This is what we call in journalism "keryente"

Guess the Presidential Spin Doctors are going gaga over how to rebound on this one.

Hey Inquirer!  Start thinking of a new game plan!

Read more here and here. 

Carlita Celdran stormed out of the Senate when she heard what the PCSO REALLY had to say, and not what she and us are hearing in the Pinoy Hell's Bible aka PDI.

And yeah, the Filipino FreeDumbers are pissed!

GULP Exam: Tons of Spot the Not

I'll leave the ranting to you guys.

Geez!

And to think that the priest here is the Diocesan Chancellor and the Diocesan MC!

Anyone who knows this priest can identify him.

I'll leave it up to you guys.

But this time, this exam would need to have you identifying the actual liturgical norm in the Church that this priest violated.

State it in your post or I'll think twice before I publish your comment.

I need to see if you learned.

Can't help it.  Teacher!

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PS:  This happened in a Youth Rally or Mass or whatever in a Visayan City.  Thanks keb!

My take on the PCSO and CBCP donation fiasco

The CBCP has finally spoken about the issue.

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MANILA, July 11, 2011—The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) apologized Monday as the Church is stung over allegations that some prelates received vehicles from a state-run lottery agency.

In a pastoral statement, the CBCP said the bishops involved in the controversy are willing to be investigated and accept responsibility for their action.

“… We are sorry for the pain and sadness that these events have brought upon you,” reads part of the statement read by outgoing CBCP President Nereo Odchimar in a press conference.

“We assure you that the bishops concerned are ready to accept responsibility for their action and to face the consequences if it would be proven unlawful, anomalous, and unconstitutional,” it said.

The Catholic hierarchy has been reeling under heat after the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) accused at least seven prelates of accepting vehicles from the agency.

The PCSO alleged that the vehicles were used by the past administration for political patronage at the time when calls for resignation had been hounding former President Gloria Arroyo.

The CBCP, however, maintained that the seven bishops’ request for vehicles from the PCSO “was done without malice.”

“Out of their sincere desire to help their people, they failed to consider the pitfalls to which these grants could possibly lead them,” Odchimar said.

The bishops also asked the public “to be slow in judgment” and to “conscientiously” seek the truth behind the scandal. “Let us seek the truth always in charity,” said Odchimar.

The pastoral statement titled “A Time of Pain, A Time of Grace,” was made after the CBCP’s three-day 103rd plenary assembly which ended Monday noon.

Among those present in the meeting were Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales of Manila, retired Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, and former CBCP head Archbishop Angel Lagdameo of Jaro.

Five of the seven bishops involved in the controversy were also present. They were: Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Quevedo, Abra Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian, Basilan Bishop Martin Jumoad, Bontoc-Lagawe Bishop Rodolfo Beltran and Butuan Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos.

The other accused, Archbishops Romulo Valles of Zamboanga and Ernesto Salgado of Nueva Segovia, did not attend the meeting. Salgado is reportedly in the US for an appointment.

The bishops admitted the issue “deeply wounded” the Church causing confusion among the Catholics “because of the apparent inconsistency of our actions with our pastoral preaching.”

“Some members of the Church believe in the innocence of the bishops involved in the issue, while others do not. There is no doubt that everywhere in the Church there is great sorrow,” they said.

The bishops then vowed it would “re-examine” the manner of their collaboration with government agencies for purposes of helping the poor “making sure that pastoral sensibilities are respected and the highest ethical standards are observed.” [So agree!]

“We express again our deep sorrow for the pain that the recent events have brought to you our beloved people. The good Lord knows our love for you,” they said. (CBCPNews)

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Here is my take:

First, I believe ALMOST ALL of the bishops mentioned have good intentions for their requests save for one, who did not have the sense of propriety or in Tagalog delicadeza to even think twice in writing the former president for a brand new vehicle as a birthday gift.   The bishop in question might have the best of intentions but his method of asking leaves a bad taste in the mouth.  The CBCP might have mentioned that the seven bishops in question have no malice when they asked for it, but I beg to disagree since the letter of that ONE bishop clearly says that it is for a birthday gift.  If his intention was really for a vehicle for a charitable cause, isn't that a very good reason enough to request for one?  Why use his own birthday as reason for asking for the vehicle?  Again, delicadeza.

Second, the PCSO would like us to believe that it is ONLY some Catholic bishops who received donations from them.  Oh come on!  The INC did not get any from Joseph Estrada and Gloria Arroyo?  Call me Johnny and kick me in the butt twice, but you won't let the little Jimmy make me believe that!  Has anyone asked who are the people in the TESDA nowadays?  And what church is benefitting from the programs of TESDA.  Google and look who is at the helm.  Take 1 and 1 together and presto!  You got the answer.  My parish just got a big NO from TESDA because it already has no funds.  Why?  Because Bishop Eddie has it all!  Will the PCSO reveal the names of other churches and the religious organizations who have received donations from them as well?  I don't think so.  The Palace cannot risk losing allies in the fight for the RH Bill to pass Congress.  And the easy prey in all of this is the Catholic Church.

At the end of the day, those spin doctors in the presidential palace think they can do a fast one against the Church with this issue.

Try harder!  The Church has been in existence for thousands of years.

New CBCP Leadership

MANILA, July 9, 2011- The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines elected Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma as its President during the 103rd Plenary Assembly held at the Pope Pius XII Catholic Center this city.

According to the CBCP Statutes, Palma will take position as the new CBCP President on December 1, 2011.

He will succeed Tandag Bishop Nereo P. Odchimar, who did not seek reelection.

Coming from the Archdiocese of Jaro in Iloilo, Palma was ordained to the priesthood on August 21, 1976 and named Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu on November 28, 1997. At age 47, he was ordained to the episcopacy and named bishop of the Diocese of Calbayog on January 13, 1999.

He became Archbishop of Palo on March 18, 2006 and later appointed Archbishop of Cebu on October 15, 2010.

Elected new CBCP Vice President is Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas.

Dumaguete Bishop John Du was elected Treasurer succeeding Cubao Bishop Honesto F. Ongtioco.

The assembly also elected Msgr. Joselito Asis, then assistant secretary general and assistant treasurer, as Secretary General succeeding Msgr. Juanito Figura who will now return to the Archdiocese of Jaro.

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Congratulations to the new leadership.

See a special pattern here on who got elected?

See those names pop up again in the next few weeks and months that would affect the leadership of the Church in the Philippines.

Atheism boosts your childish ego

One common thing I noticed with so called Freethinkers and atheists. They bamboozle you to make themselves look intelligent and you a complete dimwit. They worship science and math as their rule of life. But here is a simple question that they cannot answer, in answer to the so-called same sex "marriage", and this my folks is SCIENCE BASED that even an elementary pupil can answer:

DO LIKE POLES ATTRACT or BOND?

Pow!