Today, therefore, we are not only asked to avoid becoming the Pharisees of our time. Yes, we need to be humble like the tax collector. More importantly, however, is to become like Jesus – to be able to tell our people the reasons and causes of the social malady and to criticize those who are responsible for the impoverishment of the people, especially in the third countries and the global south. Every Christian needs to be the voice of the voiceless.
Author: Bishop Antonio Ablon
Bishop - The Filipino Chaplaincy in Europe, Coordinator - Europe Network for Justice and Peace in the Philippines; Former Diocesan Bishop, Diocese of Pagadian, Iglesia Filipina Independiente in Zamboanga del Sur, Western Mindanao. Former President of the Mindanao Bishops Conference, Former Regional Chairperson - KARAPATAN Western Mindanao.
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