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'Huwag kang papatay': Cubao church tells Catholics on last Simbang Gabi

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Ernie Manio, ABS-CBN News

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Large tarpaulin that says &#x27;Huwag Kang Papatay&#x27; hangs at the facade of Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral in Cubao, Quezon City <a href="https://t.co/FqY7lTgilh">pic.twitter.com/FqY7lTgilh</a>— Ernie Manio (@ernie_manio) <a href="https://twitter.com/ernie_manio/status/812342448097607682">December 23, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>On the last night of dawn mass (Simbang Gabi), a tarpaulin that says &quot;Huwag Kang Papatay&quot; (Thou shall not kill) greeted people celebrating the Eucharist at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Cubao, Quezon City.Tarpaulins with the same message were also put up in the perimeter of the cathedral.This, however, received mixed reactions.&quot;Ayos lang. Para yung ano matakot pumatay,&quot; said Francisco Bautista.(It&#x27;s okay. Just so the guilty gets scared of killing.)This is seconded by Edith Arcilla, who said, &quot;Pabor ako kasi para magkaisa ang mga tao na itigil na ang karahasan.&quot;(I favor it because it would be so that people would be united in stopping violence.)But some churchgoers felt the message had somehow deflated the Christmas spirit they wanted to feel during the dawn mass.&quot;Syempre nabigla ako kasi nagpunta ka dito at mafeel ang Pasko. Tapos ganito. Parang di bagay,&quot; said Alex Umali.(Of course I was surprised because I came here to feel Christmas and I see this. It doesn&#x27;t fit.)The same message is carried in the mass&#x27; homily.&quot;Hindi ako political. Ito ay prophetic statement. Bilang pari kami ay propeta, tagapagsalita ng Diyos. Nung nabatid kong 6,000 na ang namatay, kailangan ko nang magsalita,&quot; said Rev. Fr. Ariston Sison Jr.The church also clarified, they are not meddling with the manner of leadership of the administration, and there still exists a separation of Church and State.&quot;Hindi ako kontra sa pamahalaan. Kontra ang simbahan sa pagpatay. This is a moral obligation for us. Kung di kami nagsalita, di namin ginagawa ang trabaho namin,&quot; said Sison.The church is now asking the public to stand and join their call.The Baclaran Church had earlier mounted a photo exhibit featuring the weeping families of drug suspects killed in police operations, blood-splattered crime scenes, and suspected victims of vigilante attacks with ropes and packing tape binding their bodies.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/18/16/look-baclaran-church-displays-posters-of-drug-killings">LOOK: Baclaran Church displays posters of drug killings</a></li></ul>Quiapo Church has also unfurled a tarpaulin to remind the public of its stand against taking the life of another.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/20/16/look-huwag-kang-papatay-banner-up-in-quiapo-church">LOOK: &#x27;Huwag kang papatay&#x27; banner up in Quiapo Church</a></li></ul>

On the last dawn mass, a tarpaulin that says "Huwag Kang Papatay" greeted people celebrating the Eucharist at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Cubao, Quezon City.

On the last dawn mass, a tarpaulin that says "Huwag Kang Papatay" greeted people celebrating the Eucharist at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Cubao, Quezon City.

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'Huwag kang papatay': Cubao church tells Catholics on last Simbang Gabi

Ernie Manio,

ABS-CBN News

Published Dec 24, 2016 04:26 PM PHT

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Updated Dec 25, 2016 07:18 AM PHT

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