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Church: Conversion more Meaningful than Physical Pain

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Church: Conversion more Meaningful than Physical Pain

By LESLIE ANN G. AQUINO
April 4, 2012, 10:28am
Thus, said an official of the Catholic Church in view of the scheduled crucifixion of at least 20 penitents [on] Good Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga.

“It seems it is becoming more of a public display of suffering. I don’t think the Lord wants that. Suffering must be internal but deeply personal,” said Legazpi Bishop Joel Baylon, chairman of the Episcopal Commission on Youth of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (ECY-CBCP), told reporters in an interview in a recent gathering in Quezon City.

“There are other forms of sacrifice and suffering that would lead to real conversion. That is more important suffering and sacrifice that leads to conversion and not public display,” he added..... MORE

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