HE IS FREE TO LEAVE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION

By Bayawanon

Religion is derived from the Latin word relegare/relegari which in English means "to be one with GOD", hence one cannot go to GOD without religion for clearly religion is an avenue in going to GOD. In connection to this any religion can be an avenue or a vehicle in facing GOD face to face one day.

The Roman Catholic Church is one of the religions in the Philippines, and it is the religion where the current president belongs. Unfortunately, the Roman Catholic Church is against his domestic policy regarding the extra-judicial executions in the matter of the WAR ON DRUGS. Because of this the president is frequently attacking the Roman Catholic Church to the extent of bullying the same.

If the president feels like any religion is a vehicle in going to heaven and to be one with GOD, then he must stop bullying the Catholic Church or any religion for that matter. If I were him, I would instead take the criticisms of the Catholic Church as a constructive one and take it as a challenge for him to do better as a Chief Executive of the country.

The clergymen as citizens of the country and in connection with their constitutional freedom of expression have the right to air their grievances against the government. These rights of the Roman Catholic prelates should be respected by the state and should not be trampled upon for doing the same would violate Philippine democracy purely and simply.

If the president thinks that he no longer needs the Roman Catholic Church as an avenue for him to be one with his Creator since the same religion attacks him as regards to his policy on the WAR ON DRUGS, he is free to leave the same and find a sect or religion which condones killing in the pursuance of his narco war.

Everyone has the right to be insane in a democracy, much more that anyone has the right to question the government when he feels like the same does not serve the best interest of the people already, in the same vein that anyone like the president has also the right to leave any religion like the Catholic faith if he also feels like the same is already an obstacle to his personal and political agenda. But no one can stop the Roman Catholic Church from opposing any agenda that would hamper the best interest of the people even if every catholic member who has the same agenda would transfer to any belief that supports the same since vividly the Roman Catholic Church is a bastion of democracy.