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“The bombing in front of the gate of Esperanza Parish Church at the end of our 5:30am, first Sunday of Advent Mass is pure terrorism. It was made worse because of the sacredness of the place, the sacredness of the day, and the sacredness of the event that had just taken place.
As the leader of the Archdiocese of Cotabato, I voice my strong condemnation against this irrational act of terrorism. It is an attack on innocent human lives. It is also an attack on freedom of religion and freedom to worship. I appeal to our security and police forces to ferret out those responsible and bring them to justice. Let us all be vigilant against acts of terrorism.
May the Lord of mercy and compassion provide us constant protection.”
