The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has “begged forgiveness” for the arrest of an exorcist priest two weeks ago for “offending religious feelings.” | JMAurelioINQ KDevillaINQ /PDI
The CBCP head also blamed the digital age for the issue’s traction online “when individuals and groups that are for or against [an] issue can quickly react against each other in various social media platforms in a manner bereft of Christian charity.”
Cabading’s arrest also drew objections from Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, who earlier filed a bill seeking to repeal the “archaic” provision in the Revised Penal Code that he describes as “an odious remnant of the Dark Ages.” Filed in 2022, House Bill No. 1477 is now pending before the House Committee on Justice.
The former antigraft court justice also cited Cabading’s statements on the online program of Bro. Wendell Talibong on May 28 last year, which discussed the flow of supposedly fragrant oil from the face and hands of the Marian icon.
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