Villegas: Choose upright and self-sacrificing candidates
DAGUPAN CITY—The president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged voters to choose candidates who are “truly upright and self-sacrificing, respectful of the dignity of all and compassionate towards the poor”.
In his Facebook account post titled “Eucharistic action in the electoral process”, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas also called on the electorate to reject those who are dishonest, deceitful, self-seeking and unmindful of the poor.
“Not voting for a particular position when there is no one fitted for it is also a valid Christian political choice,” he said adding that voting for the “lesser evil” is still voting for evil and exhorted the people to examine their conduct regarding these elections.
The archbishop reminded those who win positions by fraudulent means have in fact no moral right to assume the offices they stole.
He advised the faithful not to allow themselves to be instruments of fraud. “Selling one’s vote is a cooperation in a sinful practice. It is also against the common good,” he said.
He encouraged all those in authority in relation to the election process “not to manipulate and subvert by any means the electoral process to favor any person or political party”. (Tita Roces)
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