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Eternal Poster
IN THIS BOOK, Altar of Secrets:
S3x, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church, Aries Rufo shows a Church that is cloaked insecrecy. It keeps the wrongdoing of its bishops and priests in sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement within its confines and lets them get away, unpunished. They're sent to other assignments overseas or are simply asked to retire or resign.
The author, Aries Rufo, has covered the Catholic Church extensively. For almost 20 years, he followed the comings and goings of bishops, their big plenaries and pastoral declarations, as well as their mishaps. He has broken new ground in reporting on this pillar that has an outsize influence on our country.
In raising these issues about the Church, we want to encourage an open discussion that, hopefully, will lead to a more discerning public. We want to cajole: Do take away those blinders, be vigilant. Engage the Church, ask tough questions. Demand accountability, push for transparency.
After all, the Church, like other institutions, should not be beyond public scrutiny. We hope that the men of God welcome this and consider it part of the new normal. As Lamott beautifully wrote, "When nothing new can get in, that's death. When oxygen can't find a way in, you die."
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