[OPINION] Love and politics: A reflection on the 2023 EDSA anniversary

“Christian love is political. Charity — love of God and neighbors — if it needs to be effective should be political.” Opinion ThoughtLeaders EDSA37

The following was delivered on February 25, 2023 at the EDSA Shrine during a symposium organized by the Clergy for Moral ChoiceTatlumpo’t pitong taon nang nakaraan, marami sa atin dito ay nakatayo na sa lugar na ito. Bago pa man nila ginawa ang simbahang ito, banal na ang lupang kanyang kinatatayuan. Dito natin pinigil ang mga tangkeng kanilang ipinadadala upang lipulin ang kanyang bayan. Wala tayong sandata.

So when Marcos declared snap elections 1986, we felt there was a ray of hope. We volunteered for vote watching with NAMFREL. Wala pang PPCRV noon. Kasama ang ibang mga madre at seminarista, doon ako na-assign sa Malabon-Caloocan area. Naranasan kung dumapa na lang dahil nagkabarilan sa aming presinto. Pero hindi kami natakot. Itinaya namin ang aming buhay upang bantayan ang bawat balota.

I started with this personal narrative because today that peaceful movement of people’s faith is revised, maligned, and demonized. It was not a political party that brought us here. It was not ideology that brought us here — be it leftist or rightist. I did not come to EDSA for the “oligarchs” , most of whom we do not personally know. In fact, at that time, “yellow” was not about the Liberals. Cory Aquino ran under the PDP-Laban, the same party where Duterte also ran later.

These widows, mothers and orphans are the prophets of our time. They have banded together to bring up their children with nothing, literally nothing, but their faith alone. Noong nakaraang election, palagi akong natanong: “Hindi ba dapat magpatawad ang isang Kristiyano?” Love your enemies, ika nga. No to cancel culture. Unity lang. Tinanong ko ang mga Nanay at balo ng EJK. Makapagpapatawad ba kayo? “Hindi pa po muna. Masakit pa po.

And if there will be some oppressors who will follow him now or in the future, we should not hesitate to come again and depose him. Our Christian faith commands us to. If you say you are Christian, this is how we should express our love! In the spirit of political love, and in the spirit of EDSA People Power, it is time for us to ask questions so that our political leaders can render us an account. How do we operationalize “political love” today? Ano ang mga dapat nating itanong? Sino ang mga dapat nating tanungin at singilin? Ano ang mga hakbang na dapat nating gawin?

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