Contemptuous indeed is the effort to derail the implementation of the contempt penalty against one Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, the self-proclaimed son of god. The penalty arose from his contemptuous snub of the invitation from the senate’s committee on women, children, family relations and gender equality for that certain son of god to appear in its investigation in aid of legislation.
The investigation has to do with reported crimes allegedly committed by that son of god, chiefly the trafficking of women and minors who were brought to foreign shores, in the country of milk and honey. The victims were brought from the country to work in the land of milk and honey to serve as volunteers of the religious denomination established by that son of god.
In the horrible tale of the victims, they were made as slaves to solicit money for the son of god. In their belief that the son of god is their pastor and protector, they became subservient to his whims and orders on the premise that their work will be rewarded with salvation. The trust of the victims eventually led them to become sexual slaves of that son god whom they recognized as the one appointed as god on earth.
The victims were slaves under that son of god as they have no choice but to stay as members of the religious group. The victims who served as pastorals, those who work too close to that son of god, were made to believe that they are offering their bodies as sacrifice for their salvation. They seem very convinced by that son of god that salvation is exclusive to their religious group.
According to the victims, many of those serving for that son of god had been molested and raped as young as twelve years of age. They mustered the courage to come out and seek justice against that son of god whom they accused of labor trafficking using fraudulent means to bring them to the land of milk and honey. They were made to solicit for alleged charity projects that were later found to be false.
Warrants for the arrest of that son of god had been issued by the courts in the land of milk and honey. Meanwhile, the senate committee on women, children, family relations and gender equality had already issued a show-cause order for that son of god to explain within forty-eight hours why he should not be arrested and detained by the senate.
The order was issued due to the refusal of that son of god to appear before the senate committee of women, children, family relations and gender to answer the charges lodged by his victims. The move of that certain actor who became senator to stop the issuance of a contempt order against that son of god is one shameful act that to the public mind is revolting and contemptuous.
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We should follow where Christ leads us
THIS is the law we should follow in our life here on earth. It is Christ who shapes and leads the way for us, and we should just follow. Why? Precisely because Christ is the pattern of our humanity, the savior of our damaged humanity. Our life here on earth is a test to see whether we would like to be with Christ, as we should, or to be by ourselves which, though very attractive to us, is actually a tragedy for us.
We are reminded of this truth of our faith in the readings of the Mass for the 5th Sunday of Lent, Year B. (cfr. Jer 31,31-34 / Ps 51,3-4.12-13.14-15 / Heb 5,7-9 / Jn 12,20-33). They talk about God making a new covenant with the people, creating a new heart for them, and of how that covenant is perfected by Christ as long as we, the people, would follow him by dying to ourselves so Christ can live in us.
“If any man ministers to me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall my minister be,” Christ said. But for this to happen, he also said: “Unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it brings forth much fruit. He that loves his life shall lose it, and that he hates his life in this world, keeps it unto life eternal.”
And for us to believe, obey and follow what Christ indicated, we are also given some clue, and that is when the Letter to the Hebrews, the 2nd reading of Mass for the 5th Sunday of Lent, said: “Whereas indeed he (Christ) was the Son of God, he learned obedience by the things which he suffered. And being consummated, he became to all that obey him, the cause of eternal salvation.”
It’s important that we meditate thoroughly on these words of divine wisdom, so we can have a clear idea of what our life here on earth is all about and what we can and should do to pursue the real and ultimate purpose of our life. We cannot be cavalier in our attitude toward this serious duty of ours.
Given, of course, our usual wounded human condition, we really would need to develop a certain plan that would effectively put us on track with respect to this duty of ours to pursue the real goal of our life. It cannot be denied that we have to contend with our many limitations like our tendency to be lazy, complacent, unbelieving, etc.
Everyone should be made to understand that this duty is incumbent on everyone. So, we should just help everyone in inculcating this very basic duty of ours, starting in the family and radiating to the ever widening and growing levels and dimensions of society and human life itself.
Yes, it’s going to involve a “bloody” struggle. But we are assured of victory as long as we go along with Christ who makes himself all available to us. We should never think that we will be going through this struggle by our lonesome, relying only on our own human powers. It’s true that what we would be tackling is overwhelming. But if we only open ourselves to God, nothing would be impossible for us.
We have to strengthen our belief that God never abandons us. It is rather us who can abandon him. That’s the problem that we have to try our best to resolve. If our faith is strong, we would know how to go through the process of suffering and dying to ourselves so we can rise with Christ.