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An association of religious lay Catholics in the central Philippines recently subjected to a suppression order whereby official recognition for the group was withdrawn has expressed disappointment with the decision but said it would abide by it.A boy kisses the statue of Pedro Calungsod at Saint Gregory the Great parish in Cebu, Philippines on Oct. 20, 2012, just before he was made a saint by Pope Benedict XVI.
The association was entitled to an opportunity to establish itself and demonstrate its charism and mission, but failed, he said. “It has become clear that continuing to recognize the SSPC would not serve the best interests of our faithful or the unity and pastoral care of our diocese,” Alminaza said, adding that it is now “prohibited from conducting any activities or presenting itself as a legitimate ecclesiastical entity within the diocese” after its suppression.
“Ad experimentum is only a try but there was nothing to suppress because we were not yet officially approved. It was somewhat like a withdrawal of allowing us to just exist and experiment with our charism and way of life,” he added.“The impact is quite big. Many from all over the world called me and asked me what happened and what have you done. Are you still a diocesan priest? Where will you go? And so on and so forth. We were deeply saddened and hurt,” the priest said.
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