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Hi Fr. Abe,
Pa advertise naman sa blog mo Fr.Abe, meron na kami ngayong CFD website:
www.catholicfaithdefender.weebly.com
viewers can drop their questions sa Q & A section, meron din downloadable apologetic materials, links to online resources, forum at blog which is linked to your blog and Bro. Marwil's blog. Thanks Fr. God Bless!
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That's nice to hear from the CFD! I hope that it would extend its services to schools and parishes.
ReplyDeletePero may question po ako, Fr. Abe....
Bakit po hindi kinonsider ang GOMBURZA na mga martir ng Simbahan dahil pinapatay sila kahit wala naman silang kasalanan? Ang sabi ng prof namin sa Rizal Course, even the Archbishop of Manila at that time was condemning this execution. Pero dahil wala syang temporal power, at kahit nagmakaawa itong wag ipapatay ang GOMBURZA, wala syang magawa kundi pakiusapan nilang pasuotin ng abito ang tatlo hanggang sa huling sandali ng kanilang paglilingkod sa Diyos.
THE GOMBURZA WERE NOT DECLARED MARTYRS OF THE FAITH BECAUSE THEY DIED FOR POLITICAL REASONS NOT BECAUSE OF 'THE HATRED OF THE FAITH'. THEY DIDN'T DIE BECAUSE OF REFUSAL TO DENY JESUS CHRIST OR ANY OF THE MAJOR TENETS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH.
ReplyDeleteTHEY ARE POLITICAL MARTYRS AND HEROES BUT NOT SAINTS.
IF that is the case, then the probability of Melchora Aquino being made a saint is higher compared to these priests because she practiced charity towards the katipuneros. I think that would be good grounds for heroic values
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteMelchora Aquino or our dear TANDANG SORA can only be declared a saint of charity if it is proven that she did those works of charity because of her Catholic Faith. If it is not for faith then it is not Charity but mere social work. She was doing those things for political reasons as well.
Another point to consider is that we have to determine if she was really a Catholic. Because there is a possibility that she was a Mason or an Aglipayan. If she is any of these two then she didn't belong to the Catholic Church and will not be considered a heroine of faith.
It is not enough to practice good works to be saints. It is necessary that the motivation is truly the Catholic Faith and not exclusively the political or social factors.
Wikipedia states that she was a Roman Catholic and was talented in singing that she performs in her local Church
ReplyDeleteThat is good to know. Thank you so.
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