No forgiveness
Edwin T
23 Feb 2012
This does not really concern what is happening in Pangasinan but what occurred today shows that religious bigotry exists worldwide. The only reason that I am relaying this to the Punch is that the pastor of our church is from Pangasinan, as my wife and I are, and the parish are mostly Filipinos.
Today is Ash Wednesday, one of the holiest days in Catholicism. On this day, we as Catholics begin Lent to commemorate the sacrifice our Lord, Jesus Christ, had made and His resurrection.
As the mass began, our pastor, Father Geoffrey Baraan, told us that the church had been vandalized. He told us that someone had destroyed the large wooden cross in front of the church. After the mass my wife and I saw the damage. The faces of Joseph and Mary had been blackened with paint and a pentagon, the sign of devil worshippers, painted on the wall with the word Satan under it. Many, including my wife and I, looked at the damage with tears filling our eyes. How could anyone be so dastardly evil to wreck and deface symbols of our faith?
Father Jeoffrey told us that as Christians we must forgive. After seeing the damage done by these heathens I cannot forgive.
Our Church is not just a place of worship. It is a place where we as Filipinos show our commitment to God and our community. Saint Anne’s Church of Union City, California under the leadership of Father Jeoffrey has grown to be the pride of its parishioners.
No, Father, I’m sorry but I cannot forgive. What they have wrecked is unforgivable.
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