From the Website of CBCP
Pope to Filipino bishops: Love, pray for persecutors
Pope Francis reminded the Philippine bishops that they are
called to imitate Christ by loving their enemies and praying for those
who persecute them.
The pope assured the bishops, who recently went on pilgrimage to
Rome, that he is aware of the Philippine situation and the issues the
local Church is facing.
In spite of these, he said that the bishops are called to be pastors, even to politicians who are in conflict with the Church.
The bishops’ encounter with the pope was shared by Cardinal Luis
Antonio Tagle to Manila’s clergy during their monthly recollection and
meeting at the San Carlos Seminary on Tuesday.
In an article posted at the archdiocese’s website, it said that the gathering started with a Mass presided over by the cardinal.
In his homily, he drew inspiration from the day’s Gospel, in which
Jesus teaches that love must be universal, so as to be “perfect, just as
your heavenly Father is perfect”.
“Politicians who give us trouble might be wounded people and their
behavior might be a cry for help… Can we empty ourselves and be the
pastor’s love towards the enemy?” Cardinal Tagle said.
He also encouraged the clergy to continually work and minister to the
youth and the poor who remain “underserved” in the archdiocese because
of their sheer number despite the church’s anti-poverty programs.
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