Caraga InFocus – February 22-28, 2020

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Provincial News

Bishop: Communist ideology not compatible with Christian faith By 1Lt. Krisjuper Andreo Punsalan

BAYUGAN CITY, Agusan del Sur – “Espousing the communist ideology is not compatible with Christian faith.” This was the statement of Most Rev. Cosme Damian R. Almedilla, D.D., Bishop of Butuan, during a courtesy call of Brigadier General Lincoln Francisco T. Tagle, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Special Forces Regiment Commander, held recently at the Bishop’s House at St. Peter Seminary, Ampayon, Butuan City.

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on theology, communism is an atheistic ideology and in its sense, is anti-religious. He stressed that the communists in the country have been using religion or Christian faith’s credibility not really for faith, but as a material and front to gain more sympathizers.

Meanwhile, BGen. Lincoln Francisco T. Tagle emphasized that Bishop Almedilla bared that based the Church and other religious groups

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