Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle stressed the importance of hospitality especially to the poor and needy this Christmas season.
In his Christmas message, Tagle said being hospitable is “second-nature” to Filipinos and that people should show this trait more than ever this holiday season.
“Hospitality enables us to expand our home so that no one could say there was no room for them. Christmas is a reminder of hospitality denied by people but reversed by the merciful hospitality offered by God,” Tagle said.
“I pray that our Christmas may make us more hospitable or welcoming to others, especially the poor and needy,” he added.
Tagle, in his message, also tackled several current social issues the country faces today that Filipinos should start thinking about.
These include reproductive health, education, social inequalities and human rights violations.
“As Filipinos and as members of the human family, we need to ask: Why is there room for a new television set or the latest gadget but not for another child in the family? Why is 'rugby' for sniffing available but not affordable nutritious food? Why are vices within reach of young people while education seems unattainable?” the archbishop said.
“Why are guns and other weapons more accessible than decent jobs? Why is there ample room for hatred and revenge but too little for compassion and forgiveness? Why is there no room for hope for those who have gone astray but much space for condemnation by the self-righteous? Why is there room for profit but little empathy for victims of human trafficking, unfair labor practices, abuse and violence and for wounded creation?” he added.
The Catholic Church has been very vocal about several issues this year, including the reinstatement of death penalty and the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.
In his Christmas message, Tagle said being hospitable is “second-nature” to Filipinos and that people should show this trait more than ever this holiday season.
“Hospitality enables us to expand our home so that no one could say there was no room for them. Christmas is a reminder of hospitality denied by people but reversed by the merciful hospitality offered by God,” Tagle said.
“I pray that our Christmas may make us more hospitable or welcoming to others, especially the poor and needy,” he added.
Tagle, in his message, also tackled several current social issues the country faces today that Filipinos should start thinking about.
These include reproductive health, education, social inequalities and human rights violations.
“As Filipinos and as members of the human family, we need to ask: Why is there room for a new television set or the latest gadget but not for another child in the family? Why is 'rugby' for sniffing available but not affordable nutritious food? Why are vices within reach of young people while education seems unattainable?” the archbishop said.
“Why are guns and other weapons more accessible than decent jobs? Why is there ample room for hatred and revenge but too little for compassion and forgiveness? Why is there no room for hope for those who have gone astray but much space for condemnation by the self-righteous? Why is there room for profit but little empathy for victims of human trafficking, unfair labor practices, abuse and violence and for wounded creation?” he added.
The Catholic Church has been very vocal about several issues this year, including the reinstatement of death penalty and the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.
Source: gmanetwork
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Why is it father that you have plenty of room for corrupt people and too little compassion to poor people.
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