I read this news several hours after it was available online. The story is about the slain members of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) from 2004 to 2007 when Mrs. Arroyo was in power.
It is now late in the afternoon but I still have to learn loquacious Filipinos invoking again the separation of Church and State.
So far, (I could be mistaken) I have not heard or read any.
If the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) were the plaintiff, by now, much, not even good for the dog could have been articulated against the Catholic Church. But there is a silence? Is the Catholic Church the only church in the country? Is it okay for other churches to be politically involved but it is wrong for the Catholic Church to do the same? Is it okay for other non-Catholic clergies to exercise their rights as citizens but the Catholic clergy are second class citizens that they are not allowed to exercise their rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights?
The Catholic Church is simply a teacher that spells out what are morally good and bad. Thereafter, she suggests solutions to correct what is not right.
It must not be forgotten that although the Church is an infallible teacher of morals and faith, its hierarchy is made up of human being --- sinners like all of us.
With due respect to the UCCP; since the advocates of the separation of Church and State are silent, it is fair to assume that the UCCP hierarchy has not done anything wrong personally or otherwise?
Do we only invoke the separation of Church and State when the Catholic Church speaks because we don’t like what her authorities tell?
If not, what would it be?
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