CBCP kicks off 40 days of prayer and discernment campaign for Eleksyon2022
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines on Monday launched its 40 days of prayer and discernment campaign for Eleksyon 2022 to reach out to more people and help them make a good choice according to the standard of God. During the “I Vote God” media conference, Caritas Philippines Executive Secretary Fr. Antonio Labiao Jr. said that they will continue to empower people and push for good governance in the country through voters’ education programs ahead of the elections.
Labiao also underscored the importance of refusing vote buying or selling as it diminishes the sacredness of the people’s vote. The CBCP on Sunday released a pastoral letter signed by CBCP president and Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, calling on voters and candidates not to engage in vote selling as it is “a serious offense against God.”
“[We] should be reminded that taking advantage of the poverty and vulnerability of people in order to acquire votes or advance one’s selfish gain is a serious offense against God,” he added.