Let Us Hear From Archbishop Talamayan

I woke up this Sunday morning to another  "alarming" piece of news about the Philippine Catholic Church:  

"Bishop who got PCSO funds was a top Ayala stockholder."

Please click on this link for  the report filed by JM Tuazon of GMA News

In this news report, columnist and staunch Reproductive Health Bill advocate Elizabeth Angsioco   received   a lot of  space and airtime  about her research on the investments of the Catholic Church.  She even got the parting shot  in the video  saying "Sana tumulong pa sila" (as if she knew what "enough help" by the church means.)

Sad to see that the headline   referred to  Archbishop Diosdado Talamayan  of Tuguegarao,  yet  his side was not mentioned either in the write-up or in the video news report. 

We can expect  to find the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines  (CBCP)  to be in the news for another week or two, this time on the issue on investments. I just hope that this new thread  will not serve as a diversion from the probe on  PCSO funds.     

And while we are at it,  perhaps the  newspapers and  broadcast networks  can also do research on the source of funds for   Reproductive Health  Bill advocates.

Commenting on the News about CBCP's Apology

Last night, I read in Yahoo News about the apology by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) "over the controversial vehicle donations from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)."   Please click here for the full text of the apology from the CBCP website.

What actually alarmed me were the comments of  a number of Yahoo readers.   To me, some comments were  grossly  unfair.  I posted a  reply to one comment made by a certain "A".

Before I slept last night   I decided to make my own comment-- not a reply-- addressed to Yahoo readers.

When I revisited my post  this morning,  here is what I found:

1. there were more "thumbs down" than "thumbs up" to my response to "A"-- please look at the icon above;

2. there was already a response to my comment from a certain "Nemesis de Menteurs"-- and it was not friendly-- please read the exchange below.

The  text in the "Reply to Above Conversation"  was from me.

I  researched on the meaning of  "Nemesis de Menteurs,"  In French, it means  "enemy of liars."

In my  Yahoo comment, I simply made  an appeal for restraint. I was speaking the truth. 
I hope that  whoever "Nemesis de Menteurs" is,   he or she will see that I am not  an enemy.  From this experience,  both of us can learn more  about "discernment" and "forgiveness."