Extra Judicial Killings - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 14 Jun 2018 07:51:10 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Extra Judicial Killings - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 3rd priest killed: Bishops tell Duterte to stop verbal persecution of Church https://cathnews.co.nz/2018/06/14/bishops-duterte-persecution-church/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 08:04:22 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=108172 priest killed

Following the killing of a third priest in the Philippines, Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Socrates Villegas and other leaders of his archdiocese released a strongly-worded statement. They called on President Rodrigo Duterte "to stop the verbal persecution of the Catholic Church because such attacks can wittingly embolden more crimes against priests." The church leaders have declared June Read more

3rd priest killed: Bishops tell Duterte to stop verbal persecution of Church... Read more]]> Following the killing of a third priest in the Philippines, Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Socrates Villegas and other leaders of his archdiocese released a strongly-worded statement.

They called on President Rodrigo Duterte "to stop the verbal persecution of the Catholic Church because such attacks can wittingly embolden more crimes against priests."

The church leaders have declared June 18, the ninth day after the murder of Fr. Richmond Nilo, a Day of Reparation.

During the Day of Reparation, all the masses in the archdiocese will be offered as reparation for "the murders that continue without relent."

All parish church bells will be rung for fifteen minutes at 6pm "to commemorate the time when Father Richmond Nilo was killed", after which the Day of Reparation would be closed with a procession.

Father Richmond Nilo was shot dead on Sunday, June 10, as he was preparing to celebrate Mass.

He was the 3rd Catholic priest killed since December 2017.

In their statement, the church leaders made a passionate appeal to stop the officially sanctioned killing spree that has engulfed the Philippines.

"They are killing our flock. They are killing us the shepherds. They are killing our faith. They are cursing our Church. They are killing God again as they did in Calvary.

"Killing is the solution. Killing is the language. Killing is the way. Killing is the answer. Killing is encouraged. Killing is their job. Killers are rewarded. Killers boast of their murders.

"They kill in the streets. They kill inside homes. They kill in tricycles and jeeps. They kill in plazas. They kill in the malls. They kill in the chapels. The nation is a killing field. They kill everywhere. They are happy to kill. But we are not a nation of killers."

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A spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte has responded to the launching of a 33-day period of religious activities aimed at stopping extrajudicial killings in the country, by expressing a desire to build a better relationship with the Catholic Church. Harry Roque said that as of September 30, authorities have been investigating 2,243 incidents with "drug-related motives". He added Read more

Duterte wants better relationship with the Church... Read more]]> A spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte has responded to the launching of a 33-day period of religious activities aimed at stopping extrajudicial killings in the country, by expressing a desire to build a better relationship with the Catholic Church.

Harry Roque said that as of September 30, authorities have been investigating 2,243 incidents with "drug-related motives".

He added that the "President himself made a clear stance that any violation committed by the police during operations would be dealt with accordingly.

"Accountability is essential to good governance," he added.

Roque said that the government is one with the Church in the "true healing of this nation that has long been divided by politics."

He said they wanted to build a better relationship with the Catholic Church.

They would like to have the cooperation of its leaders and are calling on Catholics to pro-actively help the government in its anti-illegal drug campaign.

He added that one area in which the Chuch could help was the rehabilitation and treatment of drug dependents.

At a forum in Quezon City on Saturday, the Philippines Catholic Bishops' Conference (CBCP) and various sectoral and church groups announced their plan of a holding a 33-day period of religious activities meant to amplify their call to stop extrajudicial killings in the country.

The activities began with Mass at the Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace, Our Lady of EDSA, in Manila on Sunday

The CBCP is asking people to pray the rosary for 33 days until the feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8.

This new campaign follows an earlier 40-day "mourning period" that culminated on November 2, All Souls' Day, with a symbolic tolling of bells and lighting of candles for thousands of people killed in President Rodrigo Duterte's 16-month war on drugs.

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