Oscar Cruz for Senator?
MANILA, Philippines - If given the chance, would you vote for retired Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz for senator? This seems to be the intent behind the Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz for Senator Movement page, which went live on the popular social networking site Facebook on Monday. The page has pictures of Cruz and his books, as well as a link to his blog. (http://ovc.blogspot.com/) The problem is - even Cruz doesn’t know about the movement until he was asked about it. “I’ve heard many things but this is by far one of the best. At my age, malapit na nga akong mamatay tapos may ganito pa,” he said, laughing, after hearing about the Facebook page. He denied any knowledge about the page, or the people behind it. Cruz, who has publicly clashed with President Aquino due to the latter’s support for the Reproductive Health bill, said he has never even considered going into public office. “Sana barangay tanod pero pati siguro nanay ko hindi ako iboboto,” he said with a laugh. He also noted the experience of Catholic priest Ed Panlilio who had to go on leave from the Catholic Church to run for governor of Pampanga in 2007. Panlilio won the gubernatorial election but lost his re-election bid last year. Cruz said all priests are barred from running for public office. “Bawal ang cleric to join an office that exercises power. That’s Church law. Take the case of Ed Panlilio. He is neither in or out. Of course, he is still a priest but he cannot celebrate mass, cannot perform his priestly functions. He is on leave permanently. Masyado naman buenas yung ganun if he left his priestly functions to run for public office and then went back to the priesthood after his stint in politics,” he said. Meanwhile, several people have already commented about the Oscar Cruz for Senator Movement. Manila tour guide and cultural activist Carlos Celdran made one of the first comments on the Facebook page. “For realz? This isn’t a parody is it? This man is a joke,” he said. User 1DELIZIOSO, meanwhile, gave his own comment on Twitter. “Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz for senator? Are you guys kidding me? LOL!!! Nuisance candidate is a better term for him.”
Posted June 18, 2011 at 3:02pm in hipster Apolinario Mabini lulz Xmen Philippines Pinoy Filipinos
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CBCP trademarks the term “Catholic”
Manila, Philippines — In response to the existence of Catholics™ for RH (C4RH), the Catholic™ Bishops Conference of the Philippines have trademarked the term, “Catholic™.”
An official of the CBCP said Monday that the term “Catholic™” is reserved for those who obey the Pope’s teachings and are granted an official license by the Vatican through its newly formed franchising agent in the Philippines, the CBCP Commission on Franchising and Life (COFAL). COFAL recently filed a complaint with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines against C4RH.
“Catholics™ for RH are not authentic,” added Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, COFAL president. “They are not recognized as Catholics™.” Last week, Archbishop Palma refused to meet members of the group unless it changed its name. “Either they change the ‘Catholic™’ part or they change the ‘for RH’ part. As it stands their name is an oxymoron, let alone illegal.”
In accordance with the guidelines of COFAL, Laguna Bishop Leo Drona, COFAL vice-president, issued a “clarificatory note for the guidance of all Catholics™ so that they may not be deceived or misled by C4RH.”
Bishop Drona added that COFAL “does not consider nor recognize this group to be an authentically Catholic™ association or group since it espouses and supports a stand contrary and in direct opposition to the magisterial teachings of the Church. Their group violates not only Canon laws but intellectual property laws as well.”
According to Drona, trademarking the term prevents the formation of other groups such as Catholics™ for Divorce, Catholics™ for Abortion, Catholics™ for Euthanasia, Catholics™ for LGBT rights, and Catholics™ for Choice.
Because of the CBCP’s recent actions, some Catholics™ said that they’d leave the Catholic™ Church and form their own.
COFAL President Palma casually dismissed these threats. “They can do whatever they want in their own church but it is useless,” said Arhbishop Palma. “The sacraments, the prayers, even the bread and wine have no holiness or power unless properly franchised by the Catholic™ Church.”
COFAL have recently filed applications to trademark the terms “moral,” “family,” and “life.”
Posted June 16, 2011 at 12:06am in lulz RH Bill Philippines CBCP ProLife Catholic Pinoy Filipinos filipino freethinkers funny
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