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(Update on bombing on Immaculate Conception Cathedra l, a repost from CBCPNews ) MANILA, July 8, 2009— A Catholic bishop is worried over reports that some Christians in Mindanao are arming themselves to protect their families from possible Muslim rebel attacks. Cotabato Auxiliary Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo said the Christians are being organized into a group with the task of countering violent attacks against them. Bagaforo said they have yet to verify the existence of such movement which has already been sending “feelers” that they are going to give a fight with the rebels. “It seems this violent reaction is what they would like to offer in result to what is happening in Mindanao today,” he said. But the bishop rejected the move, saying that violence is never the answer. “Let’s not take violence in solving our problems now,” said Bagaforo. Authorities in Mindanao are currently on full alert after a spate of bombing incidents in Cotabato City, Jolo, Sulu and Iligan City. It can be reca...

(Update on bombing, a repost from CBCPnews ) MANILA, July 7, 2009 — The influential Roman Catholic bishops’ leadership strongly condemned Tuesday the spate of deadly bombings in Mindanao. In the latest incidents on Tuesday, two explosions – one outside a Catholic Church in Jolo, Sulu, another adjacent to a military vehicle in Iligan City, and two others at a transmission tower in Lanao Del Norte. The incident in Jolo was the deadliest of the four wherein six people died and caused injuries to 40 others, and occurred at 7:45 a.m. right after the Mass at the Mount Carmel cathedral. Over the weekend, there were attacks outside a cathedral in Cotabato City and in Barangay Buayan in Datu Piang town in Maguindanao province which also resulted to deaths and injuries. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Archbishop Angel Lagdameo described the situation “alarming”. The bishops are currently gathered in Tagaytay City for their annual retreat until Thursday. “The bish...