CBCP’s Pastoral Letter echoes the voice of the people
CBCP’s Pastoral Letter echoes the voice of the people
On July 19, 2020, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) issued a Pastoral Letter and a Call to Prayer signed by the Most Rev. Pablo Virgilio S. David, D.D., Bishop of Kalookan and Acting CBCP President.
In this letter, the CBCP echoes the voice of the people of criticizing the Anti-Terror Act of 2020 and other pressing issues, including false accusations concocted by Philippine National Police against critics and the closure of ABS-CBN.
The Pastoral Letter is basically issued for the guidance of the Roman Catholic Church faithful and for the Filipino people in general, considering that the most affected on issues being raised by CBCP is the general public.
The CBCP questioned “the manner in which the contentious Anti-Terror Bill was fast-tracked and approved in both Houses of Congress while the whole country’s attention was focused on the Covid-19 pandemic.” The CBCP criticized legislators who “did not even seem to care that many of the people they represent were against it.”
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