On the afternoon of April 20, 2013, members of the Knight of
Columbus of Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental marched from Vicente de Lara
Park at the provincial capitol building to Plaza Divisoria passing through main
streets of Cagayan de Oro City.
The march was a show of Knight of Columbus members’ support
for the conduct of free, honest and orderly May 13, 2013 mid-term election. It is
also their expression of solidarity with the Catholic Church in opposing
government policies and issues that will affect the morality of the faithful. A
simple program was held at Plaza Divisoria. The speakers included Atty. Macudi
Agus, Master of the 4th degree; Atty. Proculo Sarmin, 8th
Division, NLRC commissioner and Monsignor Elmer Abacahin, President of the
Cagayan de Oro Press Club.
The speakers deplored election anomalies such as vote
buying, vote selling and cheating. They also touched on the Reproductive Health
(RH) Law, abortion, divorce and same sex marriage. The Knight of Columbus being
the defenders of the Catholic faith were urged to support the Catholic church in its stand on those issues that undermines the faithful‘s moral and spiritual fortitude. Although Reproductive Health Bill was already
signed by President Aquino into law, the petitioners against it successfully got
a restraining order from the Philippine Supreme Court thus suspending its
implementation.
Although the gathering was aimed in discussing present political
and social issues, it was however non-partisan. It did not specifically mention
or endorse any name of a candidate for the election. But the members are enjoined
to take heed on the Catholic Church guidance on the ideal traits of a candidate.
These include being pro-life, pro-people, pro-God, pro-environment and being patriotic.
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