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Pero may question po ako, Fr. Abe....
Bakit po hindi kinonsider ang GOMBURZA na mga martir ng Simbahan dahil pinapatay sila kahit wala naman silang kasalanan? Ang sabi ng prof namin sa Rizal Course, even the Archbishop of Manila at that time was condemning this execution. Pero dahil wala syang temporal power, at kahit nagmakaawa itong wag ipapatay ang GOMBURZA, wala syang magawa kundi pakiusapan nilang pasuotin ng abito ang tatlo hanggang sa huling sandali ng kanilang paglilingkod sa Diyos.
- Fr. Abe, CRS said...
- Dear Bro. Joseph Ian,
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THE GOMBURZA WERE NOT DECLARED MARTYRS OF THE FAITH BECAUSE THEY DIED FOR POLITICAL REASONS NOT BECAUSE OF 'THE HATRED OF THE FAITH'. THEY DIDN'T DIE BECAUSE OF REFUSAL TO DENY JESUS CHRIST OR ANY OF THE MAJOR TENETS OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH.
THEY ARE POLITICAL MARTYRS AND HEROES BUT NOT SAINTS.
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IF that is the case, then the probability of Melchora Aquino being made a saint is higher compared to these priests because she practiced charity towards the katipuneros. I think that would be good grounds for heroic values
- Fr. Abe, CRS said...
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Dear Anonymous,
Melchora Aquino or our dear TANDANG SORA can only be declared a saint of charity if it is proven that she did those works of charity because of her Catholic Faith. If it is not for faith then it is not Charity but mere social work. She was doing those things for political reasons as well.
Another point to consider is that we have to determine if she was really a Catholic. Because there is a possibility that she was a Mason or an Aglipayan. If she is any of these two then she didn't belong to the Catholic Church and will not be considered a heroine of faith.
It is not enough to practice good works to be saints. It is necessary that the motivation is truly the Catholic Faith and not exclusively the political or social factors.
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