This Is Ideological Colonization. They Colonize People

And Now I Would Like To Give The Blessing, But First - First I Ask A Favor Of You: Before The Bishop Blesses His People, I Ask You To Pray To The Lord That He Will Bless Me: The Prayer Of The People Asking The Blessing For Their Bishop.

Agape, The Love Of Each One Of Us For The Other, From The Closest To The Furthest, Is In Fact The Only Way That Jesus Has Given Us To Find The Way Of Salvation And Of The Beatitudes.

If Anyone Feels Offended By My Words, I Would Respond That I Speak Them With Affection And With The Best Of Intentions, Quite Apart From Any Personal Interest Or Political Ideology. My Words Are Not Those Of A Foe Or An Opponent. I Am Interested Only In Helping Those Who Are In Thrall To An Individualistic, Indifferent And Self-centred Mentality To Be Freed From Those Unworthy Chains And To Attain A Way Of Living And Thinking Which Is More Humane, Noble And Fruitful, And Which Will Bring Dignity To Their Presence On This Earth.

True Peace Is Not A Balance Of Opposing Forces, And It Is Not ‘a Lovely Façade’ Simply Covering Conflicts And Divisions. Rather, Peace Calls For Daily Commitment -- It's Homemade -- Starting From God's Gift, From The Grace Which He Has Given Us In Jesus Christ.

May The Santo Niño Continue To Bless The Philippines And May He Sustain The Christians Of This Great Nation In Their Vocation To Be Witnesses And Missionaries Of The Joy Of The Gospel, In Asia And In The Whole World.