::Tuesday, May 03, 2005::
BISHOPS WRATH
.. Some Bishops in the Philippines are playing a dangerous game fomenting instability by telling the Arroyo administration to shape up or ship out. Pres. Arroyo won in a legitimate election whether you like her political views or not. This is a critical reason why chaos exists in the Philippine political landscape - the total lack of respect for the law and the functioning systems and processes of government. Only leaders duly elected by the people within the confines of a legitimate election can change policy or enact laws. To argue that she has no legitimate power is moot since that view is not shared by the Supreme Court who has rejected claims of illegitimacy by her detractors. People need to take their concerns to the ballot box and not through extra-judicial means. This is too much meddling by the Bishops that is undermining the separation of church and state. The Bishops are legitimizing people's misplaced anger and fear risking social and political unrest that seem to be endless in this banana republic.
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