Who is my Neighbor: A Pastoral Letter of CBCP on Aids
“Who is my neighbor?” A Pastoral Letter on AIDS “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with your entire mind; and, Love your neighbour as yourself.” Our dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ: In 1993, the CBCP released a Pastoral Letter on AIDS entitled “In the Compassion of Jesus” inviting the whole Church to a loving ministry of service and care for the sick and in solidarity with those living and affected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS. Eighteen years have passed and we do not see any respite from the growing epidemic and no cure is available yet. In the 2010 UNAIDS report, the Philippines was one of seven nations in the world which reported a 25 percent increase in new HIV infections between 2001 and 2009. The Department of Health warns that if the trend continues, we will be witnessing 9,000 new infections per year in th...