In the year 2000, the good Pope John Paul II offered apologies on behalf of the Vatican to all who had been wronged or harmed in history by the Catholic Church, notably to Galileo Galilei for the events of over three centuries ago involving his predecessor Urban VIII and the whole question of the Earth being the Center of the Universe. He called on all the prelates of the Catholic Church in various countries to follow his example in making such historic apologies for wrongs that need acknowledging. I think the Philippine Catholic Church does owe such an apology to Rizal’s mother for their inhumane treatment of him, even as a convicted demiurge of the Philippine Revolution, in denying her custody of his remains. The Philippine Church has not heeded the call of Pope John Paul II in any matter within their realm. They must think that, unlike him, the infallibility gives them impeccability. It was cruel and unjust to deny Doña Teodora such a pitiable request after the State and Church had united in executing him and satisfying their blood lust against the insurrectos through him. An appeal for historic apologies to her and not for Jose Rizal (who’d neither want nor need it). Or else the Church should suffer forever the present exclusion from Philippine history that has continued unabated since 1912, when final funeral rites for the national hero before final interment at the Luneta were given to the Masons, and denied to the Catholic Church. - See more at: m.inquirer.net/lifestyle/?id=83405#sthash.btET5F4q.dpufm.inquirer.net/lifestyle/?id=83405#sthash.btET5F4q.dpuf
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 05:16:56 +0000
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