Bishops to revolt? FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 03/26/2010

Bishops to revolt?

FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 03/26/2010 Bishops say they may join yet another people power revolt, should there be a failure of elections where no president would be proclaimed, because this would be the time the people would need their “moral” guidance. It looks like their “moral compass” is as elastic as their conscience and their so-called principles. Not too long ago, when it was very clear that Gloria Arroyo had cheated her way to Malacañang in 2004, as evidenced by the exposé of the “Hello Garci” tapes — and even long before the tapes surfaced, where poll documents clearly showed that she had cheated at the polls, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, in a pastoral letter, made it very clear that not only will the bishops not join the call for Gloria’s resignation, but also that neither people power nor impeachment proceedings should be resorted to by the Filipinos. Still, the Catholic bishops’ ever-changing political stand suffers from a great credibility problem, especially since it has become clear to everyone that these bishops who claim moral ascendancy and hypocritically say they do not dabble in partisan politics, do engage in partisan politics, and how! But if that is their political bent, why not?.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100326com2.html

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