by Fr Shay Cullen
Academia Kids, Las Mañanitas a la Virgen de Guadalupe, Mexico, 12 December 2013
The deplorable remarks of Philippine congressman and famous world boxing title holder Congressman Manny Pacquiao wherein he described gay people as ‘worse than animals’ are vile comments that are to be condemned, rejected and repudiated in the strongest terms possible. He has since apologized.
We as humans have to recognize and respect the dignity of every human person and end discrimination of all kinds whether it be based on race, religion, gender, culture or social and economic status. As Pope Francis says, ‘Who are we to judge?’
US presidential candidate Donald Trump wants to build a wall to stop Mexican migrants and has insulted and condemned them as criminals and rapists and has called for the banning of Muslims coming into the United States. In response, the Pope said ‘A person who only thinks about building walls and not of bridges is not Christian, this is not gospel’. . .
. . . Even children and people in old age with disabilities are disposable, based on the economic costs to care for them. The immoral politicians and their rich supporters who get them into office prefer to abort children, deny medical support to disabled children and allow them to die or pressure the elderly to commit assisted or planned suicide. The tyrants of war are bombing, gassing and starving their fellow human beings into submission and extermination in Syria.
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Editor’s note: Our Lady of Guadalupe, being honored at her shrine in Mexico City on her feast day, 12 December, by the children in the video, is the Patroness of the Unborn. And, under that title, she is also a Secondary Patroness of the Philippines.
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe [Wikipedia]
Virgin of Guadalupe,
Patroness of unborn children,
we implore your intercession
for every child at risk of abortion.
Help expectant parents to welcome from God
the priceless gift of their child’s life.
Console parents who have lost that gift
through abortion,
and lead them to forgiveness and healing
through the Divine Mercy of your Son.
Teach us to cherish
and to care for family and friends
until God calls them home.
Help us never to see others as burdens.
Guide our public officials
to defend each and every human life
through just laws.
Inspire us all to bring our faith into public life,
to speak for those who have no voice.
We ask this in the name of your Son,
Jesus Christ, who is Love and Mercy itself.
Amen.