CBCP Warned the Public Against Buying Shirts With “Misleading” Papal Mesages

The Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines warned the Filipino public particularly the Roman Catholic majority of the country, against buying shirts with “misleading” papal messages. The official statement was released by CBCP President Archbishop Socrates Villegas on Monday, December 29, 2014.

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According to CBCP, the public should beware of shirts and merchandise with fake statements from Pope Francis who is scheduled to visit the country this coming January 15-19, 2015. The head of the CBCP urge Catholic faithful not to patronize items with misleading posts and statements.

Archbishop Socrates Villegas pointed out the shirts with the words “No Race No Religion” printed on them as “definitely misleading and quite frankly erroneous.”

Some shirts printed and being sold online particularly by ABS-CBN had the design of the official logo of the Papal visit bearing the texts “Ganito ako. Ganyan ka. Who am I to judge?” and “No Race No Religion. Embrace Diversity.”

Archbishop Villegas noted that although Pope Francis has been known for his openness but the Pope would never disregard both race and religion.

The Pope according to Archbishop Villegas does not wish to undermine the centrality of faith and religion or the significance of cultural identity.

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