In response to Pura Luka Vega's 'Ama Namin' performance, CBCP President and Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David points out that blasphemy extends beyond mockery—it also entails neglecting to recognize Christ in the suffering of the marginalized.
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In an exclusive interview with GMA News Online, Pura Luka Vega said on Thursday morning that her intent for the now-viral performance “was to embody a version of Christ that is one with the queer audience."
According to Pura, the "Ama Namin" remix wasn't meant to be disrespectful.
“I deliberately chose the rock version to somehow connect with the audience at the time," Pura said, adding she personally “felt connected with the song for its message.”
“The ‘Ama Namin’ song, which is a beautiful song, is a Filipino translation of the Lord’s Prayer,” she said.
“Although lifted from the Gospel of Matthew and Luke, there had been various translations,” she continued.
The song, according to Pura, is her way to reconcile her Catholic faith with her queerness, and performing it in public is an “embodiment of God’s love for all.”
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I understand that people call my performance blasphemous, offensive or regrettable. However, they shouldn’t tell me how I practice my faith or how I do my drag. That performance was not for you to begin with. It is my experience and my expression, of having been denied my rights.