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BALITANG CLERGY: Diocese issues ‘fake priest’ warning MANILA, Jan. 12, 2012— Catholic Church officials have warned the public against a certain individual introducing himself as priest particularly in the Diocese of Parañaque. Msgr. Benedicto Aquino, Parañaque diocese’s vice-chancellor, said a certain “Fr. Noel Ormenita” celebrated Mass in a condominium within San Isidro Labrador Parish in the name the church. “Noel Ormenita is not a Roman Catholic priest and has no faculties to exercise the priestly ministry in the Diocese of Parañaque and everywhere else for that matter,” said Aquino. In his communiqué, the church official also relayed another warning from the Diocese of Cabanatuan about the suspension order it imposed on Fr. Eliezer Navarro. Navarro was previously assigned as “priest-on-loan” to the Diocese of Cubao and was suspended “indefinitely” by Cabanatuan Bishop Sofronio Bancud. Navarro, therefore, has no faculties to exercise his priestly ministry in any diocese. “Fr....

Bangor to Bobio Fr Seán Coyle Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines A Catholic priest, a member of the Missionary Society of St Columban, from Dublin, Ireland, in the Philippines most of the time since 1971. An editor of Misyon, www.misyononline.com Since we are travelers and pilgrim of this world, the author through his founder St. Columban is reminding us through his blog that we should not forget our destination, the heavenly kingdom with our Creator.