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Source: www.newsinfo.inquirer.net
“Allow me to express my deep regret for the painful action I’ve done to all of you and those who witnessed it. I had no intention of saying that in front of all of you. I deeply regret this and I beg you to forgive me for what I did last July 6, 2014 in the chapel of the Sacred Heart,” Father Romeo Obach of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Latin: Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris – C.Ss.R) said in the letter which was written in Cebuano. The young mother received the note on Wednesday.
He wrote that he also wanted to meet the young mom again so that he could apologize to her personally.
The Commission on Human Rights visited the young mother on Wednesday. In a tweet by Cebu Daily News, she said she and her family would no longer pursue a case against the priest.
On Sunday, Obach scolded the teen mom during the baptism of her baby for “sleeping with a man who was not [her] husband.”
“Makauulaw.Magpabunyag ka og walay bana. Nakig dug ka og laki nga dili nimo bana. Wala ma mauwaw Naka dungog ba na nako, dai? Wala ka mauwaw? (How shameful. You come here to have your child baptized without a husband. You slept with a man who is not your husband. Do you hear me, girl? Aren’t you ashamed?)” Obach said. The video of the incident, which was posted by the baby’s grandmother on Facebook, quickly became viral.
On Tuesday, Obach issued a public apology for the “words [he] said and the rude attitude [he] showed” during the baby’s baptism.
“I deeply regret that I have done this. I only later realized how cruel my ways to educate and impart lessons for the said event. I am deeply sorry to the mother of the child, her relatives, the sponsors and the witness of the incident. I am sorry to the Internet viewers, to the media listeners and the viewers for this mistake. I personally admit. I am deeply sorry and I humbly ask your forgiveness. I execute this statement of apology on this 8th day of July 2014 at Cebu City,” he said. Translation provided by Eileen Mangubat, Cebu Daily News publisher and acting editor-in-chief
You can't change what has been said. You said the truth and we all know it hurts. It's just a matter on where and when is the right time to say it. In this case, you said it in front of all her relatives and friends. This'll be forever in their minds. She can forgive you but you can't vanish what happened.
ReplyDeleteito naman humingi na nga ng tawad eh lahat naman tayo nagkkasala kalamo naman paka linis mo!! kaya di umuunlad ang pinas dahil sa tulad di maka move on
Deletebaka pag ikaw nabulyawan at napahiya masabi mo sa sarili mo na dka makapag move on baka magpakamatay kapa sa hiya.
Deletewho are you to condemn one penitent sinner?
DeleteOh well i hope the priest learned his lesson. Na dapat kung manenermon ng bongga as in pagagalitan at di na kayang pigilan, silang dalawa na lang.
ReplyDeleteTranslation pls
ReplyDeletesorry... picture pa lang kasi iyung nakapost kanina! Nasa article pala iyung translation.
DeleteMaski na! Ang sama niya pa din. Nakakaawa talaga 'yung girl.
ReplyDeleteSalamat Fr. nga nakapamalandong ka sa imong sayop nga nabuhat. Hinaut unta nga dili na nimo to usab buhaton.
ReplyDeleteTranslation: Thank you Father for you have pondered upon your mistake. Hope you won't do it again.
DeleteTranslation please.
ReplyDeleteTo err is human, to forgive divine.
ReplyDeleteO e ayan nag sorry na! Thank u father.
ReplyDeleteSeems heartfelt naman the apology and the gesture. Move on na lang tayo...
ReplyDeleteThe Church is not a Museum for Saints but a hospital for Sinners - Pope Francis
ReplyDeleteMove on na sana. The girl made a mistake by having pms, the priest made a mistake by berating publicly. He apologized, i think sincere naman. He's also suspended. Truth hurts pero they have to forgive to be able to move on. Tama na ang arte, kahit sa news, andaming articles about this teenage mom (she tried to commit suicide daw BEFORE the incident). Tama na, parang famewh*res din e. They should resolve it privately na, feeling nila barreto o lahbati vs gutierreez sila?
ReplyDeleteWe can all move on kung ulitin na lang ang baptismal rites, make it better. Para naman may ibang video na maitatago ang family ng bata and happier memories, hindi katulad nung nauna.
ReplyDeleted the priest already admitted his mistake and had sincerely apologized to the girl personally so lets all moved on dot com!! cased closed !!
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