They call themselves the "Marian Eastern Catholic Church" - but note that this is NOT in any way Roman Catholic. Clarification needed because "Roman Catholic" is how most Filipinos understand "Catholic" @rapplerdotcom#PHVote
With 1.34B members, the Roman Catholic Church is the world's biggest Christian group and is directly under the Pope in Rome.
Many Christian churches (Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, etc) have similar practices, images, saints, etc, but not under the Pope @rapplerdotcom#PHVote
In the Philippines, many if not most Roman Catholic bishops are implicitly or explicitly against Marcos Jr.
On February 25, #EDSA36, all Roman Catholic bishops of the Philippines released a statement rejecting lies about the Marcos dictatorship @rapplerdotcom#PHVote#WeDecide
Marcos Jr.'s religious endorsers now include Appointed Son of God Apollo Quiboloy, preacher Mike Velarde of El Shaddai, and the Marian Eastern Catholic Church of Masbate.
Interesting counterpoint to Catholic bishops, lay groups, and schools backing Robredo @rapplerdotcom#PHVote
P.S. At the start of this thread, I wrote "supporters by" Marcos Jr. Sorry, typo. It should be "supporters of." Thanks!
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George Garcia is a respected figure in the field of election law.
How do we know an election lawyer is respected in the field? Not through his/her clients – they take on all kinds of clients – but through their expertise. Garcia is no doubt an expert @rapplerdotcom#PHVote
Anyone who closely follows elections would know that an election lawyer can defend Client A this year, then defend his/her rival the next elections.
For election lawyers, lawyering for politicians is a job, not necessarily an indication of virtue @rapplerdotcom#PHVote
Teka lang, so ang "parusa" daw ng Comelec sa mga di sasama sa debate eh... pagbabawalan sa "e-rally platform"? O, eh Comelec FB page lang yon di ba? 🤦🏻♂️
Eh kung kaya pala ng Comelec magparusa sa mga hindi magdedebate, eh bakit ganito lang?
Pero pag Oplan Baklas G na G eh 'no 🤡
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Comelec spokesman James Jimenez: "One of the agreements is that if they skip the debates, then they will not be able to air their e-rallies on our e-rally platform."
Eh ano ba ang e-rally platform na 'yan kundi Facebook page na pinatatakbo ng Comelec? Kung bawal ang kandidato sa e-rally platform, eh di doon sila sa sarili nilang FB page, problema ba 'yun? 🙄
Catholic leaders in Cavite showed support today for VP Leni Robredo. More than a decade ago, you know who their bishop was? Luis Antonio Tagle, before he was moved to Manila.
Makes one wonder, how much of Tagle's shepherding in Imus led them to stand the way they do? #PHVote
Thanks for the info, @TheNuel_: Before Tagle led the Catholics of Cavite, there was also his mentor, the late Imus Bishop Felix Perez. He was part of the "Magnificent Seven" – said to be the first bishops to speak out against dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the 1970s #PHVote
Bantayog ng mga Bayani on the Magnificent Seven: "In 1973, the 7 bishops (including Imus Bishop Felix Perez) wrote an open letter to then-President Ferdinand Marcos against the atrocities committed under Martial Law." #PHVote@rapplerdotcom
LOOK: At the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Archbishop Socrates Villegas leads the 8 am Ash Wednesday Mass.
For the first time in two years, with the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, ash is traced on foreheads again @rapplerdotcom
📸 Saint John the Evangelist Cathedral
Archbishop Socrates Villegas explains that Lent – the first day of which is Ash Wednesday – means "spring" in German. "It is springtime especially for Europe. In the Philippines, it is summer" @rapplerdotcom
Archbishop Villegas: Lent is springtime for the soul.... It is sacrifice, yes. It is prayer, yes. It is charity, yes. But the soul flourishes. The soul is refreshed during the season of Lent @rapplerdotcom
WHY THE HAGUE RULING MATTERS EVEN WITHOUT INTERNATIONAL POLICE
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President Rodrigo Duterte claimed on May 5 that the Hague ruling vs China is "useless" because no one can "enforce it."
True, there is NO international police to enforce it. But... @rapplerdotcom
International law is different from domestic law, where police can enforce court rulings. Surely we cannot see Xi Jinping in handcuffs over the Hague ruling.
But international law PRESSURES states to comply, or else they will be viewed as international outlaws @rapplerdotcom
So what if they're viewed as international outlaws? Well, what country wants to do business or forge alliances with gangsters?
Experts, in fact, say that states comply with international rulings 95% of the time. Because at stake is POWER and MONEY @rapplerdotcom