CBCP's exorcism of all evil that there is in Malacañang is a mile short from the expectations of the outraged public itching to find a moral buttress from among the moral shepherds of this nation. And so you have a dismayed public cringing at the thought of a rejoicing Palace cajoled by heaven and hell, amplified in no small way by the indifference of some. I've always thought that GMA should not push her luck until 2010, that she should not insist her claim to the presidency precisely because she's not even the president of this country to begin with. Whatever happened to Hello Garci is not something our history can be proud of, not the least something where we can muster honor from. Being a nation who fought against three colonizers at the least, I find it rather even more compelling that we cannot even begin to dismount an illegitimate president, a morally bankrupt one for that matter.
Or perhaps the CBCP is afraid of exorcising the evil, setting aside their ability to morally empower the people so that, at the end of the day, we do not lament over an anorexic proposal for truth and accountability. But what good can exorcising the evil do when you have the spiritual rangers of this nation beholded by the horrendous face of corruption and moral bankruptcy, literally and figuratively? To say the least, the bishops are pawned by the very games the Palace is playing. In case you're wondering, the Palace has done such an excellent job, albeit highly uncommendable, at keeping the prying eyes of the public away from the peeping holes in its transactions. But in the hopes of salvaging what little reputation it has left, Malacañang pronounced its call for transparency and accountability, delusioned perhaps by the thought of being able to sing in unison to the people's call. Too late the hero. Gloria's compass points to everywhere but moral salvation. And the efforts of Malacañang are facsimiles to its original intent of pillaging the treasury under the guise of politics and economics.
The fact that even the CBCP is divided makes us no less than a divided nation all the more. We do not only have those who shun Gloria and those who glorify Gloria. We also happened to grow an extended arm, a mutation if you will, reminding us of a not so distant past. We have those who prefer to embrace the path of indifference, of suspending one's position while waiting for the dusk to dawn or the dawn to dusk. They are no less than the horde waiting to pounce at the first sight of the prey rather than searching for it, like opportunists who eagerly wait for the ship to sink to the bottom before deciding to swim. Worse, they even fail to strike when the prey is already dangling under one's nose. With three sides of the same coin, even the worst of the sinners know that this nation needs more than exorcism.
Which is why the CBCP should not settle for less, nor should we. If we have to make a stand, we should make a firm stand instead of fiddling with both ends of the rope. Which is what separates Sin from the rest of the flock of the moral shepherds of CBCP today. You have Sin and you have a moral juggernaut who twice stood against the traitors to the democracy. You have today's CBCP and you get a bunch of moral rangers lost somewhere between the fine line of good and evil, perhaps while trying to discern what the 1987 Constitution meant by "imploring the aid of Almighty God".
Indeed, Sin's case should stand as a precedent to the decisions of the CBCP, especially under dire circumstances of moral bankruptcy. You cannot expect the alibi of the separation of the state and church to be one believable excuse, unless the alibi itself begs for it for the sake of moving on before a nation that doesn't give a damn. You cannot expect the worth of that alibi spurred by apolitical positions to nutrify the search for truth and sustained accountability. You cannot expect any of it to sanctify the deeds of the Palace. You just get a public outrage wanting more than that.
We're not pleading for the CBCP to meddle with immoral politics and to exorcise the evil b*tch. We're demanding for it.
Or perhaps the CBCP is afraid of exorcising the evil, setting aside their ability to morally empower the people so that, at the end of the day, we do not lament over an anorexic proposal for truth and accountability. But what good can exorcising the evil do when you have the spiritual rangers of this nation beholded by the horrendous face of corruption and moral bankruptcy, literally and figuratively? To say the least, the bishops are pawned by the very games the Palace is playing. In case you're wondering, the Palace has done such an excellent job, albeit highly uncommendable, at keeping the prying eyes of the public away from the peeping holes in its transactions. But in the hopes of salvaging what little reputation it has left, Malacañang pronounced its call for transparency and accountability, delusioned perhaps by the thought of being able to sing in unison to the people's call. Too late the hero. Gloria's compass points to everywhere but moral salvation. And the efforts of Malacañang are facsimiles to its original intent of pillaging the treasury under the guise of politics and economics.
The fact that even the CBCP is divided makes us no less than a divided nation all the more. We do not only have those who shun Gloria and those who glorify Gloria. We also happened to grow an extended arm, a mutation if you will, reminding us of a not so distant past. We have those who prefer to embrace the path of indifference, of suspending one's position while waiting for the dusk to dawn or the dawn to dusk. They are no less than the horde waiting to pounce at the first sight of the prey rather than searching for it, like opportunists who eagerly wait for the ship to sink to the bottom before deciding to swim. Worse, they even fail to strike when the prey is already dangling under one's nose. With three sides of the same coin, even the worst of the sinners know that this nation needs more than exorcism.
Which is why the CBCP should not settle for less, nor should we. If we have to make a stand, we should make a firm stand instead of fiddling with both ends of the rope. Which is what separates Sin from the rest of the flock of the moral shepherds of CBCP today. You have Sin and you have a moral juggernaut who twice stood against the traitors to the democracy. You have today's CBCP and you get a bunch of moral rangers lost somewhere between the fine line of good and evil, perhaps while trying to discern what the 1987 Constitution meant by "imploring the aid of Almighty God".
Indeed, Sin's case should stand as a precedent to the decisions of the CBCP, especially under dire circumstances of moral bankruptcy. You cannot expect the alibi of the separation of the state and church to be one believable excuse, unless the alibi itself begs for it for the sake of moving on before a nation that doesn't give a damn. You cannot expect the worth of that alibi spurred by apolitical positions to nutrify the search for truth and sustained accountability. You cannot expect any of it to sanctify the deeds of the Palace. You just get a public outrage wanting more than that.
We're not pleading for the CBCP to meddle with immoral politics and to exorcise the evil b*tch. We're demanding for it.
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