The leader of one of the country’s most influential religious group, the embattled Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) executive minister Eduardo V. Manalo reassure the members of the religious group INC which is estimated to be around 2 million that he is willing to sacrifice his own life just to save the church that his grandfather had built.
INC Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo addressed the members at an INC Church in Makati City on Sunday and the 90-minute speech was beamed worldwide from its Quezon City central office in what members called a “special gathering.”
During the speech, the INC Executive minister was quoted as saying “Totoo iyang sinabi ng Biblia. Kahit buhay ibibigay alang-alang sa Iglesia. Gagawin po namin iyan (The Bible speaks the truth, even life should be sacrificed for the sake of Iglesia. We will do that.).”
The head of INC added further that “Kaya itong mga naninirang ito, bago sila magtagumpay kailangan muna nila akong patayin, mga kapatid. Sapagkat hindi ako papayag na kayo ay kanilang pinsalain (To those who are out to bring us down, before they will succeed they must first kill me, my brothers. Because I will not allow them to destroy you.).”
The official statement of the INC Head is the first time that Eduardo Manalo directly addressed the issues against him as INC head since he took over the group after the death of his late father, Eraño Manalo, in August 2009.
The fiery remarks of INC Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo was released to the media amid controversies that were initially spread by disenchanted members on Internet blogs, Facebook posts and YouTube videos.
