God shows a preference for the poor: the Lord’s words of hope and liberation are addressed first of all to them. Therefore, even in their poverty or weakness, no one should feel abandoned. And if the Church wants to be Christ's Church, it must be a Church in which the poor have a privileged place. #DilexiTe
President has to endorse SP Escudero. The latter emerged as the more acceptable figure among other contenders (like Estrada or C. Villar) who are also playing with the warring factions of Marcos-Romualdez and Duterte. He is fit for this kind of politics. https://t.co/gGamLlZm8L.
I've never really explored how religion plays a role in the South China Sea dispute, so this is interesting. Read this pastoral exhortation from the Catholic Church. I had to read twice because it doesn't mince words.