Cotabato prelate calls for sobriety
( A repost from CBCPNews ) MANILA, July 6, 2009—Cotabato Auxiliary Bishop Jose Colin M. Bagaforo said he was deeply saddened by the turn of events yesterday morning at the vicinity of the Immaculate Conception cathedral in downtown Cotabato City where five persons died and 25 others were wounded. An improvised explosive device ripped through a roasted pig stand, a spitting distance from the entrance of the said cathedral. “Ang unang reaksyon ng mga tao ay galit lalo na ng mga kamag-anak at kaibigan ng mga namatay at nasugatan,” the prelate said over Veritas Pilipinas early Monday morning. However, he added the Church has called for sobriety as it appealed to all sectors, from the government to various religious groups and organizations not to resort to violence. “I said Mass at 11:00 A.M., nearly three hours after the incident, in another church and I said there’s no room for violence because it will cause more violence,” the 55-year old prelate said. He added they noticed a decrease i...