Cruz calls PNoy 'anti-Christian, unwise'
After Aquino affirms support for RH bill at UP
MANILA, Philippines - Former Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz said on Monday that President Benigno Aquino III did not know what he was talking about when he declared that he was willing to be expelled by the Catholic Church in exchange for supporting the reproductive health (RH) bill.
In an interview, Cruz said, "He fails to understand... Para siyang naghahamon. That is not the way of the wise and prudent.”
The church leader believes this is not something that Aquino’s late mother, Cory, will be proud of.
"Ang nanay niya, bibigyan ng karangalan sana na papal award. Here comes the son who is anti-Christian. He's practically saying let’s see who wins,” Cruz said.
“It’s childish. If you’re a leader, you win people, not alienate them. He's crossing thin ice…irresponsible. He has a sense of omnipotence, arrogance."
Cruz believes that the RH bill will become law in a matter of time, and this will be a linchpin for similar laws to be implemented.
"What’s to stop other bills like divorce and same-sex marriage? These are just introductory remarks," he said.
He said that even if the proponents of the bill say it is not espousing abortion, it can introduce abortion, which is ground for excommunication.
"The church doesn’t take abortion lightly. It is not a small thing. There are 2 ways for someone to be excommunicated. Abortion or harming the pope. But just in case the President signs the bill into law...he will not be excommunicated. Unless, if the church proves that he has an indirect hand on abortions, meaning because of his approval of the bill and abortions happen, then he becomes guilty,” Cruz warned.
"He is indirectly irresponsible. The church will call for a meeting with the theologians, moralists, canonists and philosophers, experts in church disciplines. Already 4 bishops expressed their concerns,” he said. “If they find him guilty, then he will be excommunicated.”
Cruz believes that the statement must have come not from the President himself but his “cohorts.”
"That didn’t come from him... He is not known for his wisdom. Malaki ang lobby money for contraceptives,” Cruz claimed.
“He doesn’t like me. It’s hard to take him seriously,” the retired prelate said regarding Aquino.
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Padre Damaso
Padre Damaso, hindi naman Anti-Christian si PNoy, nagsimba pa nga sya na Born Again Christian Church eh.
Kapag di ba katulad ng paniniwala ng mga katolikong pari, anti-Christian na? Yung mga rebulto ba nasa Biblia ba yan?Oo naman, gawa nga ng mga Pagano yan eh, yung mga Diyos-diyosan, sinabi ng Diyos na huwag kayong Sasamba sa mga Rebulto!
Nung inquisition, hindi ba pinapatay ng Catholic ang mga Christian? Kung pinapatay nila ang mga kristiyano, Anti-Christian di ba ang tawag sa mga Paring ito, Padre Damaso?
Pwede siguro anti-Philippine Catholic Church sya pagdating sa RH Bill. Kung against kayo sa RH Bill Padre Damaso, ano ang inyong mas magandang solution? Lay it if you have, but if nothing just shout your mouth. Hindi nyo kayang pakainin at pag-aralin ang mga batang nasa lansangan ngayon na naghihikayos, at yung iba nasasadlak tuloy sa kasamaan dahil sa kakapusan.
Excommunicado? Oo nga pala si Rizal nga pala ginawa ring ex-communicado ng mga Prayle noon. So what kung ex-communicado? Mas maraming nagtuturo ng Bible ngayon na nasa tamang landas, Sabi nga ni Kristo, I am the way the truth and the life. Hindi naman, Catholic or Padre Damaso Cruz is the way, the truth and the life eh...
Evil speaks evil
Words of evil are the sweetest to convince people to distract their options. Mr. Cruz nangangamoy lupa ka na but still you entertain evil.
Catholic believers now is the time to focus and learn God's word and thats Bible not the word of this priest who used by evil.
Filipinos are not stupid.
Sana ay hayaan na ng simbahan ang ating govt. na gawin ang kanilang trabaho. Tama na ang pakikialam ng simbahan. Just follow what the constitution says: Huwag silang makiaalam sa govt. Tama na po. Wala na tayo sa panahon ng kastila na ang mga Filipino ay ginawang mga stupido at indiot ng mga kastilang pare at prayle. Filipinos are not stupid and they know what is right and what is wrong.
Padre Damaso
Hala lagot si P-Noy kapag ex-communicated na sya, hindi na nya pwedeng kausapin yung mga rebulto ng Katoliko.
Di bale P-Noy, hindi naman religion ang makakapag-save sa tao. Gawa-gawa lang rin yan ng mga tao at yung mga rebulto naman ay ng mga Pagano ayon sa Bible.
Jesus is the way, the truth and the life marami na ngayong non-sectarian na nagtuturo ng tama at talagang galing sa Bible ang mga verses.
How can Padre Damaso says that you are anti-Christian if the Christian Doctrine is completely different than Catholic Doctrine?
Padre Damaso
Anti-Christian? Maybe anti-Philippine Catholic Church. Kasi Christian belief is very different than Catholic Beliefs Padre Damaso. Hindi sumasamba sa rebulto ang mga tutoong Christian, wala rin sa Holy Bible ng mga Christian yung kapag 40 yrs old ka na hindi ka na pwedeng mag-asawa. Ang mga Pastor ng mga Born Again Christian, nag-aasawa at proud sila sa pamilya nila, ang mga Pari naman ng katoliko, patago kung magparami. Oo nga pala humayo kayo at magparami (ng patago?)sabi sa Bible kaya ba anti-RH Bill kayo?
Kaya bang pakainin ng mga paring katoliko ang mga naghihirap sa lansangan ngayon? Yung di nakakapag-aral? Yung mga nasasadlak sa kasamaan dahil sa kakulangan ng pamumuhay? Kayong mga Prayle, okay, ayaw nyo sa solution, ano ang solution nyo? Kung sasabihin nyo na utos ng Diyos, sinusunod nyo ba talaga ng tama ang utos ng Diyos ng walang kahipokritohan?
Morality is Inborn
What is right or wrong is not based on your religion or belief... Knowing what is right and knowing what is wrong is programmed to the minds of the people... So kahit anu relihiyon mo, may capability ka para piliin ang tama o mali... Hindi basta Christian ka, ikaw na ang tama... For me, tama decision ni Pnoy... ^_^
Forward, Aquino III ! Don't listen to them
Be brave, Pnoy, don't let yourself taken in by those clerical folks! For once there is a president who wisely addresses important issues for this country that is overpopulated and impoverished, to improve lives and education of its people. The church shall be urged to respect the separation between religion and the State, as mentioned in this country's Constitution.
And by the way, if I were catholic, I would not have waited for the church to expell me, I would have already left the church for long!
More Power PNoy
Mr. President push through the RH Bill. Huwag mong pansinin ang mga pareng bumabatikos saiyo, sila ang walang ginagawa para tulongan ang mga bata sa lansangan na lalong dumadami. Gusto ng mga pare dumami ang mga bata para marami silang bibinyagan at para marami silang kukunan ng mga abuloy. PNoy dapat gawin mo ng mag bayad ang mga simbahan ng TAX, kung gusto nilang sumawsaw sa Politics and Government issues then let them pay taxes.
WHY RH BILL IS SUPPORTING ABORTION!
Science will tell us that the start of life is during the fertilization, when the sperm enters the egg and it is fertilized. After fertilization, the egg needs to be implanted to the uterine walls.
There are contraceptives, that are called 'SAFE', that prevents implantation and thus are abortifacient. When the egg is prevented from implantation, it is aborted.
Now, the RH bill which proposes contraceptives be supplied as essential medicines in government health units and be given to parents who choose to use these, is in effect, promoting abortion.
NOW, TELL ME IF RH BILL IS IN FACT NOT CONTRADICTORY TO ANTI-ABORTION LAWS OF THE COUNTRY!
To JoanneUP
Gusto ko po sanang maunawaan ang paliwanag ninyo, kaya ako po ay may mga katanungan.
Una po sa lahat, gusto ko pong malaman ninyo na ako ay Romano Katoliko simula kapanganakan at galling din po ako sa Catholic School.
Ang Withdrawal o Rhythm Method po ba ay isang Abortion ? Ito po kasi ay pagpigil ng sperm cell papunta sa egg cell na ayon pos a inyong paliwanag ay isang uri ng abortion.
Dalawang taon na ang nakakaraan ng ma hospitalized po ang aking asawa na 8 weeks pregnant at ayon po sa mga doctor kailangan tanggalin ang bata sa sinapupunan o sa ibang salita ay iabort (via D & C Abortion) dahil ang bata ay wala ng pulso. Ang D & C Abortion po ba ay kasalanan?
Sana po ay mabigyan ninyo ng liwanag ang aking mga katanungan..
Katotohanan hindi kayamanan…..