Novaliches Bishop Emeritus Teodoro Bacani encouraged the faithful to proclaim life and reject the merciless ways in dealing with the most miserable in his talk on the third day of the 4th World Apostolic Congress on Mercy at the National Shrine of Padre Pio, Santo Tomas, Batangas.
Bishop Bacani said that the faithful should celebrate and proclaim the mercy of God with love, forgiveness and reconciliation.
“Even as we proclaim the mercy of God, the mercy of God, let us with boldness, I repeat, with boldness, also uphold the rights of human beings, even of the most miserable. As we proclaim life, let us boldly reject unmerciful ways, merciless ways of dealing with the most miserable, including our drug addicts,” Bacani said.
Bishop Bacani also shared a story from his fellow priest whose parish had 40 killed in the drug war of the government.
“My dear brothers and sisters let me tell you this, I was touch when my fellow priest of mine whom on his parish alone 40 people were killed over the drug issue. He said to me, you know what pains me bishop? t’s not only those people lost their lives, but if they are sinners then they were killed in their sleep they have no time to repent. Now they will be condemned not to jail but to eternal fire,” the Bishop said.
He also denounced the Oplan Tokhang of the government saying it is a bringer of death.
“Today, the Lord in His mercy, he knocks and when he knocks he brings grace…Today, we in the Philippines, we also get knocks. We call it Tokhang. But this Tokhang is not a bringer of grace. It is a bringer of death,” the bishop said.
Closing his talk, Bishop Bacani quoted Pope Francis, “There is no limit to divine mercy, offered to everyone. There is no limit to divine mercy which is offered to everyone.”
The fourth day of WACOM4 will be held at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in Marilao, Bulacan. A press conference will also be held at the media center from 12nn to 1pm with panelists, Rev. Msgr. Bartolome Santos, Vicar General, Diocese of Malolos, Rev. Fr. Patrice Chocholski, WACOM Secretary General, Rev. Fr. Prospero Tenorio, WACOM 2017 Chief Executive Officer, Melinda Miralles, a Divine Mercy devotee and Rev. Msgr. Vengco, Jr., HP, Ephesus Ministry for Sick and Elderly Priests.
