Priestly
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| Armida Siguion-Reyna |
There’s another definition for them men in floor-length vestments, in the dictionary: A priest is also a tool, often resembling a blunt weapon, used for quickly killing fish, in the form of a heavy metal head attached to a metal or wooden stick. The name “priest” comes from the notion of administering the “last rites” to the fish.
Pamukpok, as we’d call it in the vernacular. How apropos, to the situation on hand, where they’re stopping at nothing to drive home their view that supporting the Reproductive Health Bill is equal to sin.
Almost fresh from threatening P-Noy with (a) excommunication, a threat they’ve since then denied, and (b) civil disobedience, another threat they’ve likewise denied as having “fully discussed” meaning, what, napag-usapan lang in passing, pero hindi pa napag-usapan ng husto? — now like martyrs they declare themselves “ready” to go to jail.
Thus said the priests, clergy and laypersons who attended the 17th Asia-Pacific Congress on Faith Life and Family, an international pro-life Catholic conference, at the Dusit Thani hotel in Makati City. Or at least according to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines spokesperson, lawyer Jo Imbong.
Really, now..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101109com5.html
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