Father Soc lashes out at vague “unity” calls
LINGAYEN-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas took the pulpit anew and expounded his views on current political events by providing a contrast between politics of the Marcos regime that led to EDSA People Power in 1986.
Villegas referred to the 1986 uprising as a “yellow revolution as history writers saw the yellow banners, ribbons and confetti; but it was more a revolution of transparency, a casting down of the arrogant dictator so that the pure and humble may reign.”
In his homily last Thursday, titled “A Revolution for Transparency” for the 36th anniversary of EDSA People Power Revolution during the Mass held at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in Dagupan City, Villegas said, “ It was a victory for transparency of leadership. It was not about Marcos or Aquino. It was about clarity or ambiguity. It was about transparency or trickery.”
He said transparency and clarity are virtues that were lacking then and now, and people are reacting strongly “to indistinct speeches and vague promises”.
He railed against calls for unity of politicians (obviously referring to the BBM-Sara “uniteam”) “without respect for the clarity of truth,” labeling it as a “team of criminal syndicates.”
Villegas urged the laity in his archdiocese instead “to celebrate the glorious days of EDSA 1986 by restoring transparency in our lives and clarity in each word we say.”
“Reject the dishonest and choose the clear. Reject the liars who hide in ambiguous words and choose the wise and precise. Reject the dark example of those who disregard the law and choose those whose lives allow the light of God to shine through,” he said.
“We need another revolution and it is a revolution for clarity of truth and transparent honesty. It is revolution against lies that blur our vision. It is a revolution for leadership that is inspiring, a politics of principles not personalities,” he added. (Eva Visperas)
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